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Life 1906-02-22

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Obese William Howard Taft sitting in a water channel labeled "Panama Canal," with tiny boats sailing around him, as "The way to maintain a sea-level canal." Please explain.



Artist: Wm. H. Walker

Source: Tom Harris, collector/seller, on eBay as tabasco_life

Restoration by: magscanner