Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dem. nominee for Pres., receiving the election returns as James Farley, ..., answers phone at the Democratic National Headquarters in the Hotle Biltmore, New York City – Historic Reproduction
(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 Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dem. nominee for Pres., receiving the election returns as James Farley, ..., answers phone at the Democratic National Headquarters in the Hotle Biltmore, New York City, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dem. nominee for Pres., receiving the election returns as James Farley, ..., answers phone at the Democratic National Headquarters in the Hotle Biltmore, New York City
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, then governor of New York and the Democratic nominee, receives election returns at party headquarters in the Hotel Biltmore in New York City, while James Farley, the party's chairman, answers the telephone beside him. The picture dates to November 8, 1932, election day, when results were still arriving by wire and telephone from across the country. Roosevelt went on to defeat Herbert Hoover in a landslide, winning 42 states, and his victory set the stage for the New Deal.
| Created / published | 1932 Nov. 8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photo by Wide World Photos. Farley Coll. - Album 9 or 2?. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres. Contests--1932; B.I.; Pres. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,233 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140731 |
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