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[President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at desk with his mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, reading congratulatory letters at his Hyde Park, New York, estate] – Antique Print

[President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at desk with his mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, reading congratulatory letters at his Hyde Park, New York, estate] — historic photograph
[President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at desk with his mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, reading congratulatory letters at his Hyde Park, New York, estate]. 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 [President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at desk with his mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, reading congratulatory letters at his Hyde Park, New York, estate] 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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[President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at desk with his mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, reading congratulatory letters at his Hyde Park, New York, estate]

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Few photographs capture the Roosevelt family's private life as plainly as this one, which shows the president at a desk on his Hyde Park, New York, estate with his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, beside him as they sort through congratulatory letters. The record dates the scene to 1936, a year when Franklin Roosevelt was seeking reelection, so the stack of mail reflects a campaign and presidency that drew national attention. Hyde Park was the family home where he had grown up, and he returned there often, making it a setting for quiet moments away from Washington. The picture is worth noticing for its informality, a glimpse of a head of state reading correspondence in a family room rather than posing for an official portrait.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1936
SubjectsRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano),--1882-1945--Family. Reading--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,271 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-196418

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