Author: Baker, Newton D. (1871-1937). American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921.
Title: Original Photograph Inscribed and Signed by U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker.
Description: November 26, 1929. 1929. November 26, 1929. 1929. Good. - An original sepia-toned 8-1/4 inch high by 5-5/8 inch wide photograph inscribed and signed at bottom left: "To Seymour Halpern / with - Good Wishes / Newton D. Baker". There are a few glue marks to the edges of the photograph & its corners have been clipped, cutting off a few letters of the date. Good.

Baker is photographed at head-and-shoulders length, wearing a dark pin-striped suit and tie and round glasses.

Newton Diehl Baker [1871-1937] was an American lawyer, politician and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912-1915 and as U.S. Secretary of War under Woodrow Wilson from 1916 to 1921.

The Queens, New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law, including measures on schools, housing, civil rights, nutrition and mental health. A Liberal, he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City, and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits, including painting and collecting autographs, he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these, he was proudest of his co- sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation. Good .

Keywords: AMERICANA; AMERICAN LAWYER; AMERICAN POLITICIAN; GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL; 37TH MAYOR OF CLEVELAND, OHIO; UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF WAR; ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY U.S. SECRETARY OF WAR NEWTON D. BAKER; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; SEYMOUR HALPERN.

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