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[Mrs. Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth, 1884-, driving auto, with friend] – Antique Print

[Mrs. Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth, 1884-, driving auto, with friend] — historic photograph
[Mrs. Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth, 1884-, driving auto, with friend]. 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 [Mrs. Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth, 1884-, driving auto, with friend] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Mrs. Alice (Roosevelt) Longworth, 1884-, driving auto, with friend]

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Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt from his first marriage, is shown here at the wheel of an automobile with a companion beside her, a scene dated to about 1909. That year her father left the White House, and Alice, then in her early twenties, was already known for her high spirits and her willingness to flout the conventions of Washington society. Early motoring was still a novelty for women, and photographs like this one show how quickly the car became a symbol of independence for the young set of the period. Alice would later marry Nicholas Longworth, a Republican congressman who became Speaker of the House.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1909.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,103 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119266

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