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[Theodore Roosevelt, half-length portrait, facing front] – Antique Photo Print

[Theodore Roosevelt, half-length portrait, facing front], c1905. — historic photograph
[Theodore Roosevelt, half-length portrait, facing front], c1905.. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Theodore Roosevelt, half-length portrait, facing front]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Theodore Roosevelt, half-length portrait, facing front]

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Theodore Roosevelt sits in this c1905 half-length portrait looking straight into the lens, a frontal pose that was common for official and studio portraits of the era. He had become president in 1901 after William McKinley's assassination and was elected to a full term in 1904, so the photograph dates from the early years of his presidency, when his public image was being shaped as much by pictures as by speeches. Portraits like this one circulated widely in newspapers, magazines and printed sets, helping a national audience put a face to a president known for his energy and his outsized personality. The record names only the sitter and date, so the exact studio and photographer are not identified here.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
SubjectsRoosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,246 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165085

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