Spring Auction 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2018
This vintage signed portrait photo is framed in its original period black frame with a small photo showing the Governor of California William Dennison Stephens with the Prince of Wales. He was part of the general welcoming committee when Edward, Prince of Wales, arrived aboard HMS Renown in San Diego Bay in 1920, during the future British monarch's first visit to California on his visit to California.
William Dennison Stephens thanking him for his help in the 63rd Congress, in his work with the panama Canal, Tariffs and” hoping to see him on the firing line for the 64th Congress” and . Stephens (December 26, 1859 – April 25, 1944) was an American federal and state politician. A three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1916, Stephens was the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
Edward VIII, Duke of Wales Signed Photo to Governor of California
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