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[Calvin Coolidge, half-length portrait, seated at desk in Oval Office, facing front] – Vintage Photo Print

[Calvin Coolidge, half-length portrait, seated at desk in Oval Office, facing front], 1923 Aug. 15. — historic photograph
[Calvin Coolidge, half-length portrait, seated at desk in Oval Office, facing front], 1923 Aug. 15.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Taken only about two weeks after Calvin Coolidge became president, this portrait shows him seated at a desk in the Oval Office, facing the camera. Coolidge assumed the presidency on August 3, 1923, after the sudden death of Warren G. Harding, and he was still settling into the role when the photograph was made. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that produced many official portraits of government officials during the 1910s and 1920s. Its plain, direct pose reflects the formal style of the period, when photographs like this were used to introduce a new president to the public.

Created / published1923 Aug. 15.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection. No. 25891.
SubjectsCoolidge, Calvin,--1872-1933.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,139 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164386

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