[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing on porch, facing front, holding cup and saucer, with older man, older woman, and four children]

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Roosevelt stands full length on a porch, holding a cup and saucer, in a relaxed pose that differs from the vigorous image he usually projected. Beside him are an older man, an older woman, and four children, so the scene reads as a family gathering rather than an official occasion. Roosevelt was president around 1902 and was himself the father of six children, which gives the domestic setting added meaning. The print carries a copyright notice from H. Schervee, a reminder that portraits like this were often reproduced and sold to a wide public.

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