Extraordinary guest book from the famous Harris & Ewing photography studio in Washington, 11 x 14, with dates ranging from 1905 to 1942, signed inside by hundreds of people including military figures, writers, entertainers, and scores of politicians, including: William H. Taft, Glenn Curtiss, Ambrose Bierce, Booker T. Washington, Archibald Butt, Marie Dressler, Clifford K. Berryman (two sketches: a full-page pencil sketch and a smaller ink sketch), Adolphus Greely, George Dewey, William Jennings Bryan, Winfield Scott Schley, Wesley Merritt, Maclyn Arbuckle, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, George W. Melville, William H. Crane, Ambrose Swasey, Edwin Markham (two signatures and affixed ALS), Charles W. Fairbanks, Joaquin Miller, Elihu Root, Charles Curtis, William Borah, George Sutherland, Jacob Ruppert, Cordell Hull, Richmond P. Hobson, Tyrone Power, Sr., George Arliss, Seth Low, John Burroughs, Henry L. Stimson, John Galsworthy, and many more. Several intricate sketches and cartoons are also drawn within. Covers are worn and spine missing, however interior signed pages are generally in fine condition, with occasional light soiling, toning, and edge chipping. A truly impressive volume with excellent potential.
