President Harding's Procession Leaves the White House, Side B

This is the reverse view of image number 1112012. The text reads: "PRESIDENT HARDINGS BODY LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. C. It is but a few weeks since President Harding left the White House to begin his memorable trip for study and observation through the west, through Alaska and, later, through Hawaii and Panama. His departure then was made with high hopes and lofty ideals. It was his wish to meet his constituents face to face; to learn how they live and work; to sense their thought and feeling not only with regard to their daily employment but to the policies of their government. This information was sought not through idle curiosity for the mere purpose of gossip but for the program of action that might be entered upon by a wise executive based upon the first-hand information that could be secured in such an observational trip. How changed this departure from the White House. Before, the citizens, men, women and children, on the streets hailed the President and wished him God-speed and a prosperous and successful journey. To-day, the streets are crowded with those who weep because they mourn a fallen friend and a wise counselor. It now seems to those who crowd the walks on the way from the White House to the station, where President Hardings body will be deposited, that their desires and hopes have died with the death of their beloved President. Copyright by the Keystone View Company"