We've listed a Cabinet Photo of William Jennings Bryan & family. It's actually a montage of sorts of him, his wife and children.
William Jennings Bryan ran for President 3 times, 1896, 1900 and I think 1908, loosing each time. Based on pictures we've seen of him online, and the apparent ages of his youngest children in this photo, we think this is from the 1896 period. It was most likely promotional material for the 1896 presidential campaign.
If that's the case, then there were probably a lot of these printed. But it's the only one we've seen, and certainly the only one we've got.
Besides being famous for not winning Presidential elections, he was considered one of the best orators of his day. In 1925 Bryan argued for the prosecution in the "Scopes Trial", in which Tennessee biology teacher John Scopes was charged with violating state law by teaching evolution. Bryan won the case but the verdict was overturned on a later appeal. A week after the trial was over, Bryan died in his sleep.
So, an honest to goodness period cabinet photo of a honest to goodness famous person. Cool.
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