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[Kermit Roosevelt seated under tree holding his dog Jack] – Antique Print

[Kermit Roosevelt seated under tree holding his dog Jack], [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1910] — historic photograph
[Kermit Roosevelt seated under tree holding his dog Jack], [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1910]. 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 [Kermit Roosevelt seated under tree holding his dog Jack] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Kermit Roosevelt seated under tree holding his dog Jack]

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Kermit Roosevelt, the second son of Theodore Roosevelt, sits beneath a tree with his dog Jack, a pairing that puts the family's boyhood at the White House era in a quieter, more informal light. Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of the most prominent women photographers of her day, made many portraits of the Roosevelt household, and her studio work often favored natural settings over stiff formal poses. The caption card's note on dogs reflects how central pets were to the Roosevelt children, who kept a wide menagerie. Kermit was a young man when the picture was taken, and he later became a explorer and writer.

Created / published[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1910]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1910.Photographic prints 1890-1910.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: B.I.; Dogs.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,186 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155213

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