[Lawerence MacGahan, Prohibition speaker]

[Lawerence MacGahan, Prohibition speaker]

Loemker, Herman J., 1868-1937

A crowd of men, women and children appear to be listening to a speaker. The photographer, Methodist minister Reverend H. J. Loemker, indicates in his notes that the featured speaker, on June 27, 1916, is “Lawrence MacGahan, a brave young man, salon keeper’s son who walked 9,792 miles for the Prohibition National Committee, on his way to Minneapolis, Minnesota.” This gentleman’s name may also be spelled “Mc Gahan.” A newspaper account indicates that some 12,000 people attended this event. The number 1365 is written on a label that has been stuck to the lower left corner of the slide.

Prohibition
Picnics
Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
Herman J. Loemker Collection
Lantern slides

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 8700 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass lantern slide scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

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Herman J. Loemker Collection

Still image

June 27, 1916

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This record is part of the Herman J. Loemker Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

Dubuque, Iowa

This image was displayed in the "Rev. H. J. Loemker: Views of Dubuque" display at the Roshek Building in Dubuque, July - November, 2016.