The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-04
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washing tom,
Washington, Feb, Visitors who.
strolling thru the government buildings
here, see portraits OF soc cupants of each
Of the cabinet Offices from the founda,,
ton of the goVe'rrn1llp1sant, the signers Of
long antNted deus t $wasss.for Major
Peabody, an off Gess the state depart
For Years We sinse 8of sie on re-
firing from his post has left his likeness.
on the wallsoof the department, usually
in life size painting, and the custom is
sprea ding rapidly ito the minor officers.
But this had not always been the Gus
tom here, and as there are besides peo-
pie who neglect responsibilities of this
kind, sit may readily be believed that
the lists were not complete when Major
Peabody was assigned to his task.
Long-Sought Portrait.
The collection of portraits of secre-
| taries of the navy, since the organiza-
ton of the department. in 1898, had long
been without the likeness Of George B.
Badger of North Carolina, who was sec
rotary during the short administration
Of William Henry Harrison. He was a
distinguished citizen Of the state, hay
! ing served III ltS ulSuei COli Us 1uu Ill
the United States senate for eight years.
But he seemed not to have had his pic
ture taken, and so a search was begun
thru libraries here and in North Caro-
lima, particularly in old local histories
and among the albums Of his descend
ants and relatives Finally, in an un-
used storeroom Of the naval academy at
had been done when he was secretary of
the navy, was: uncovered. Altho more
| than 60 years of age, it was in an ,ex-
cellent jstate of preservation.
Nsigners Of Declaration.
! AS a. insult of MajorP Peabody s labors
in bringing to completion these lists, the
fifty-six -A}igners Of the; Declaration OF
| Independence and alIEbut three. Of the
men who framed thesSfederal constitV-
! ton. ~ " a$s $.sF$
It was long supposed that John Nor
i ton of Pennsylvania and Caesar Rodney
Of Delaware, among the, signers OF the
Declaration, had left no ikenesses be
hind them. Caesar Rodney had dis:
figIrement on one side of his face, anc
for that. reason it was assumed hac
stunned the picture-n1akers But a pa
tient search was at, last rewarded anc
one old picture. which the Investigator
feel certain is genuine, was discovered
|
Gaillard's Portrait.
John Gaillard of South Carolina. WIN
was president, pro TEN of the senat
nearly century ago, gave the searcher
long chase. in spite Of the number
his descendants, who constitute one g
~ the prominent families OF, the south
-Four hundred newspapers, in Washing
y ton paragraph sent out thru a pres
agency, called attention to the govern
Y ment's desire for this mans Likeness
n This call yielded nothing but a person1ss
8 search by Major Peabod finall
/: brought out miniature painted VINE
It ducing this in the regular form toda'
II no. attempt was made to represent M "
3; Gaillard otherwise than as you'll
10 Some Of the most earnestly sought PIT
y lures were found lying obscurely IN tn
:; departments where their existence ha
! been forgotten. Labelling as necei
= sary as suitable framing.
II No Picture of L'Enfant.
The Library. of Congress has Ion
"a made practice of collecting histor
e pictures and prints, of which 1T now n
s thousands, and in searching for the lik
81 ness of any. famous character of tt
! past that collection should first
$ searched. One Of the men most. hol
70 orably identified with history of tn
$. capital, Of whom no likeness is know
IS to exist, is Major Charles Peter LIE
= FAINT, who. under Jefferson and Was
8, ington laid out the federal city. In tn
r day of snap shots. it would be vel
4 difficult for. person to go thru Il
ic world without having his picture take
His may have been made and lost. ~
IS books and newspapers Of this day pc
~ form a service in putting likenesses
or the permanent records, which was f.
8, merly neglected.
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