T. Roosevelt Jr. boards ILL. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of T. Roosevelt Jr. boards ILL.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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T. Roosevelt Jr. boards ILL.
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This glass negative shows Theodore Roosevelt Jr. boarding something labeled "ILL.," which may refer to a vessel, though the record only gives the title from Bain News Service caption cards and does not confirm what it is. The record lists no date, so the exact occasion is uncertain. The Bain Collection, made up of news photographs taken in Washington and elsewhere in the early twentieth century, often recorded officials at public events, and Roosevelt Jr. held several public posts, including Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the early 1920s. Viewers should treat the subject as clear and the setting as an open question.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,296 × 2,952 px · prints to 14 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-37461 |
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