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[John J. Raskob, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] – Vintage Wall Art

[John J. Raskob, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], [ca. 1930] — historic photograph
[John J. Raskob, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], [ca. 1930]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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[John J. Raskob, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

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Shown in a head-and-shoulders view turned to the left, this portrait of John J. Raskob was distributed by Wide World Photos, a news picture service whose images moved quickly to newspapers. Around 1930, Raskob was one of the most visible business figures in the country. He had risen to a senior finance post at General Motors and was chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and he was closely tied to the building of the Empire State Building in New York. Press portraits of this kind were made to be reproduced in print, so the plain background and direct framing reflect the needs of newspaper layout.

Created / published[ca. 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1930.Photographic prints 1930.
NotesWide World photo.
SubjectsRaskob, John J. (John Jakob),--1879-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,280 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178397

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