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[Franklin D. Roosevelt, half-length portrait, seated in automobile, facing left] – Vintage Photo Print

[Franklin D. Roosevelt, half-length portrait, seated in automobile, facing left], [between 1933 and 1943] — historic photograph
[Franklin D. Roosevelt, half-length portrait, seated in automobile, facing left], [between 1933 and 1943]. 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 rare historic photograph captures [Franklin D. Roosevelt, half-length portrait, seated in automobile, facing left] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Franklin D. Roosevelt, half-length portrait, seated in automobile, facing left]

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Roosevelt is shown here from the waist up, seated inside an automobile and turned toward the left of the frame, a pose that keeps his face in clear view while the car's interior frames him. The record dates the print only to the years between 1933 and 1943, which covers his first two terms as president, a stretch when he relied on photographs and newsreels to reach voters directly. Automobile portraits like this were common in the period, partly because Roosevelt's paralysis from polio made standing for pictures difficult and seated images were often arranged to hide his leg braces. The picture is a useful reminder of how carefully the White House managed his public image.

Created / published[between 1933 and 1943]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1930-1950.Photographic prints 1930-1950.
SubjectsRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,232 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-191407

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