EVB2930133: The Civil War, in the White House Conservatory during the Civil War, the Southern Plains delegation, interpreter William Simpson Smith, and agent Samuel G. Colley stand at left, J.G. Nicolay (back center), woman standing at far right often identified as First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, Washington DC, photograph by Mathew B. Brady, March 27, 1863 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2934181: Boies Penrose (1860-1920), a powerful Republican party boss of the early 20th century. During the 1920 Republican convention, he switched his support from the incorruptible General Leonard Wood, to the more flexible Harding, gaining both influence in cabinet appointments and ,000 from oil interests. c. 1915 / Bridgeman Images