President Woodrow Wilson and members of the Alabama congressional delegation with cages of roosters at the White House in Washington, D.C.
The roosters were auctioned off to raise funds for the construction of the Rooster Bridge over the Tombigbee River in Demopolis, Alabama. The following men have been identified: Representative Edward B. Almon (to the right of the man in uniform, who might be Henry McAuley Bankhead); Senator John H....
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| Summary: | The roosters were auctioned off to raise funds for the construction of the Rooster Bridge over the Tombigbee River in Demopolis, Alabama. The following men have been identified: Representative Edward B. Almon (to the right of the man in uniform, who might be Henry McAuley Bankhead); Senator John H. Bankhead, Sr.; Representative William B. Bankhead (in the light suit, to the right and rear of Senator Bankhead); President Woodrow Wilson; Representative William Oliver; and Senator Oscar Underwood. |
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