Blaines and guests, Bar Harbor, 1889
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At the summer residence of politician James G. Blaine (1830-1893) in Bar Harbor are, front row, from left, James G. Blaine Jr., Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, President Benjamin Harrison, Harriet Stanwood Blaine, wife of James G. Blaine, who is next to her, and Harriet Blaine, their daughter.
In the back row, from left, are Henry Cabot Lodge, Walker Blaine, son of James Sr. and Harriet; and E.W. Halford, private secretary to President Harrison.
Blaine served in the Maine House of Representatives, the U.S. House, where he was Speaker from 1869-1875. He was U.S. Secretary of State in 1881 and 1889-1892 and a candidate for president in 1884.
Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at the time the photo was taken. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1893-1924.
Other Information
- Title: Blaines and guests, Bar Harbor, 1889
- Creator: S. Towle, Lowell, Massachusetts
- Creation Date: 1889
- Subject Date: 1889
- Town: Bar Harbor
- County: Hancock
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Local Code: Photographs -- Bar Harbor; People--Blaine
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924
Blaine family
Cabinet officers--United States
Halford, Elijah Walker, 1843-1938
Dogs
Pets
Families--Maine
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893--Friends & associates
Blaine, Harriet Bailey Stanwood, 1829-1903--Friends & associates
Vacation homes--Maine--Bar Harbor
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893--Friends & associates
Blaine, Harriet Bailey Stanwood, 1829-1903--Homes and haunts--Maine--Bar Harbor
Legislators--United States
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893--Homes and haunts--Maine--Bar Harbor
Presidents--United States
People
Lodge, Henry Cabot
Blaine, James G.
Blaine, Harriet Bailey
Lodge, Henry Cabot
Blaine, James G.
Blaine, Harriet Bailey
Harrison, Benjamin
Blaine, Walker
Halford, Elijah Walker
Harrison, Benjamin
Blaine, Walker
Halford, Elijah Walker
Blaine, Harriet
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