![Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, who donated the headquarters of the National Woman's Party, speaking at the dedication ceremony, May 21, 1922. Seated behind Mrs. Belmont, dressed in white, is Mrs. Izetta Jewel Brown, of West Virginia, Political Chairman of the National Woman's Party, who closed the corner-stone; at Mrs. Brown's right, is Mrs. George Gordon Battelle of Ohio; to right of Mrs. Belmont are: Bishop John William Hamilton, who delivered the invocation, and Senator Charels [sic] Curtis of Kansas who made an address.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjIvMDEvMDEvbXJzLW9saXZlci1oLXAtYmVsbW9udC13aG8tZG9uYXRlZC10aGUtaGVhZHF1YXJ0ZXJzLW9mLXRoZS1uYXRpb25hbC13b21hbnMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/243/jpg "Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, who donated the headquarters of the National Woman's Party, speaking at the dedication ceremony, May 21, 1922. Seated behind Mrs. Belmont, dressed in white, is Mrs. Izetta Jewel Brown, of West Virginia, Political Chairman of the National Woman's Party, who closed the corner-stone; at Mrs. Brown's right, is Mrs. George Gordon Battelle of Ohio; to right of Mrs. Belmont are: Bishop John William Hamilton, who delivered the invocation, and Senator Charels [sic] Curtis of Kansas who made an address.")
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Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, who donated the headquarters of the National Woman's Party, speaking at the dedication ceremony, May 21, 1922. Seated behind Mrs. Belmont, dressed in white, is Mrs. Izetta Jewel Brown, of West Virginia, Political Chairman of the National Woman's Party, who closed the corner-stone; at Mrs. Brown's right, is Mrs. George Gordon Battelle of Ohio; to right of Mrs. Belmont are: Bishop John William Hamilton, who delivered the invocation, and Senator Charels [sic] Curtis of Kansas who made an address.
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Summary: Photograph of Alva Belmont (standing) speaking, wearing eyeglasses and using notes in hand, with others (men, front row, and women, back row) seated on stage.
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Date
01/01/1922
Contributors
National Photo Co., Washington, D.C. (Photographer)
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain
