Americanism wins, Coolidge elected
1919· 0h 2m
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Views of Calvin Coolidge in the months surrounding his re-election as Massachusetts Governor, autumn 1919. Close shot of Coolidge, his wife Grace, and their sons John and Calvin, Jr., on porch of their home at 21 Massasoit St., Northampton, Mass.; Coolidge casts his vote in the gubernatorial election on Nov. 3, 1919, possibly in Northampton in the presence of election officials; Coolidge receives from man identified by interior title as Major Beckmann the American Legion medal, while Legion members on steps cheer; quotation from Seattle post-intelligencer praising Coolidge for his law and order approach in the Boston police strike; close shot of Coolidge outdoors.
