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[Elihu Root, walking toward automobile and chauffeur] – Historic Print

[Elihu Root, walking toward automobile and chauffeur], c1912. — historic photograph
[Elihu Root, walking toward automobile and chauffeur], c1912.. Historic photograph from the Automobiles 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 [Elihu Root, walking toward automobile and chauffeur] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Elihu Root, the lawyer and statesman who served as Secretary of War and later Secretary of State and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912, is caught here in the act of striding toward a motorcar with its chauffeur standing by. The photograph dates to about 1912, a time when automobiles were still a novelty for many Americans and a private car signaled wealth and status. Pictures like this one, circulated through press and copyright deposits, helped shape how the public saw prominent men in the age of motoring. Notice how the chauffeur's formal posture contrasts with the purposeful gait of the statesman.

Created / publishedc1912.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ171106 U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsRoot, Elihu,--1845-1937.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-195243

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