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[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, facing left, standing on deck of ship, with a naval officer] – Vintage Photo Print

[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, facing left, standing on deck of ship, with a naval officer], c1907. — historic photograph
[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, facing left, standing on deck of ship, with a naval officer], c1907.. 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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Step back in time with [Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, facing left, standing on deck of ship, with a naval officer], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Among the many portraits of Theodore Roosevelt in circulation during his presidency, this stereograph stands out for its setting: the president stands full-length on a ship's deck, turned to the left and accompanied by a naval officer. Stereographs like this were printed as paired images viewed through a hand-held stereoscope, which gave the scene a sense of depth that a flat photograph could not. Roosevelt, a strong champion of a larger U.S. Navy, often appeared in such settings during his time in office, and the pairing of a president with a uniformed officer on a warship reflected the navy's growing importance to the country's image abroad in the early 1900s.

Created / publishedc1907.
Medium1 photographic print : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesH103892 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 112169.
SubjectsRoosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,243 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-195957

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