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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pres. U.S., 1882-1945 – Historic Reproduction

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pres. U.S., 1882-1945, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pres. U.S., 1882-1945, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic photograph of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pres. U.S., 1882-1945 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pres. U.S., 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the sitter here, though the record gives little else to go on: the caption card carries no date, and its handwritten tracings ask whether the picture shows a broadcast and when it was taken. That uncertainty is worth keeping in view. Roosevelt served as president from 1933 until his death in April 1945, and during those years he made radio addresses, most famously his fireside chats, that reached millions of listeners. A portrait tied to such a broadcast would reflect that era, when a president's voice and image were central to how the public followed the country through the Depression and the Second World War.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres. Broadcasting? Date?
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,203 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146877

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