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[Franklin Delano Roosevelt, head and shoulders, seated, by microphone] – Antique Wall Art

[Franklin Delano Roosevelt, head and shoulders, seated, by microphone] — historic photograph
[Franklin Delano Roosevelt, head and shoulders, seated, by microphone]. 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 [Franklin Delano Roosevelt, head and shoulders, seated, by microphone] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Roosevelt is shown seated, close-cropped to head and shoulders, with a microphone set in front of him, a detail that places the portrait in the radio age he used so effectively. Around 1943 he was in the third year of his wartime presidency, guiding the country through the Second World War while delivering his fireside-style addresses to the nation. Portraits like this one were produced in large numbers for newspapers, government use and public display, so the image reflects both the man and the official presence he worked to project. The microphone is worth noticing, since it links the still photograph to the voice that reached millions of listeners at home.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesca. 1943.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,221 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-120388

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