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Just look at this historical goodness!!!

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Number 54 (with his back to the camera) was Alabama linebacker Lee Roy Jordan. Jordan single-handedly pushed back Oklahoma, 17-0, making 31 tackles in the game. An Alabama sophomore by the name of Joe Namath made the first scoring pass of the game. Standing to the right of Jordan, and directly in front of the President is U.S. Senator Spessard Holland (Democrat) of Florida.

There is something quite special about Alabama.

Great timing on the photographer's part. Imagine the guys walking beside the car would have blocked the view of Wilson, and this was only a small window of time to get the shot.

It's not mentioned in the data provided here on or on the LOC site, but I believe this is Hoboken NJ - in front of City Hall on Washington St between Newark and 1st. Compare this photo from the Hoboken Historical Museum hoboken.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B2867763-2658-4483-... Also, the Serventi's (see sign at far left) owned the famous Hoboken "Clam Broth House" restaurant and other spots in town. The buildings in this picture on the corner of 1st would be torn down and replaced with an imposing bank within a few years - it's now a Walgreens.

This was after his return from the peace conference in Paris following WWI. New-York Tribune., July 08, 1919, page 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-07-08/ed-... has a large headline: "President Home To-day. City Ready to Greet Him." New-York Tribune., July 13, 1919, page 45 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-07-13/ed-... has pictures of his return from Paris on the USS George Washington to dock at Hoboken.

Scratched on the center top 7/8/19 (July 8, 1919

"Rudolph Blankenburg (February 16, 1843 – April 12, 1918) was a businessman and manufacturer, who became a politician and elected mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leading a reform administration from 1912 to 1916." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Blankenburg

B-59: Thanks for the additional information on Blankenburg; we'll include his full name (and the full names of the other persons in the photo) next time we update the description.

Who is the Mr. Blankenburgh on the photo? I am Chris Blankenburgh, born and living in the Netherlands together with lots of other Blankenburghs. In the city of Utrecht you find three buildings "Blankenburgh", "Klein (Small) Blankenburgh", and "Groot (Great) Blankenburgh" Could anybody tell me more about the Mr. Blankenburgh behind President Wilson? Please mail to blanblot@zonnet.nl. Thank You!