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[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing, with two other men in front of railroad observation car] – Vintage Wall Art

[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing, with two other men in front of railroad observation car], [1905] — historic photograph
[Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing, with two other men in front of railroad observation car], [1905]. 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 [Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing, with two other men in front of railroad observation car] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Theodore Roosevelt stands at full length here, flanked by two other men in front of a railroad observation car, a setting that reflects how much of his presidency was spent on the move. Rail travel let him reach audiences across the country, and the open rear platforms of these cars gave speakers a raised stage at stops along the route. The picture is a stereograph, a pair of nearly identical photographs meant to be viewed through a stereoscope for a three-dimensional effect, a popular home entertainment format in the early 20th century. Its catalog date of 1905 falls within Roosevelt's time in office, while the collection's genre dates point to the 1910s.

Created / published[1905]
Medium1 photographic print : stereograph.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Group portraits 1910-1920.Stereographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesTitle devised by library staff. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsRoosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919. Railroad observation cars--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,250 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207513

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