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[Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, 1884-1962, half length, standing with group of women, facing right, making address at the house warming of the new headquarters of the Democratic Women's Workshop in New York City] – Vintage Print

[Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, 1884-1962, half length, standing with group of women, facing right, making address at the house warming of the new headquarters of the Democratic Women's Workshop in New York City] — historic photograph
[Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, 1884-1962, half length, standing with group of women, facing right, making address at the house warming of the new headquarters of the Democratic Women's Workshop in New York City]. 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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[Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, 1884-1962, half length, standing with group of women, facing right, making address at the house warming of the new headquarters of the Democratic Women's Workshop in New York City] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, 1884-1962, half length, standing with group of women, facing right, making address at the house warming of the new headquarters of the Democratic Women's Workshop in New York City]

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Eleanor Roosevelt is the figure here, shown at half length and facing right as she gives an address at the housewarming of the new headquarters of the Democratic Women's Workshop in New York City. The photograph is dated January 5, 1956, and was taken by United Press, which places it among the wire-service images of the period. Although Roosevelt is often seen in this gallery beside her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, this picture shows her in her own right, active in Democratic politics after his death in 1945. Her postwar work included leadership on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and by the mid-1950s she was an influential voice within the party.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1956 Jan. 5.
SubjectsPhoto by United Press. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY--NYC--Misc.--1956; Woman--Political activity; Photog. Index; BI; Shelf. Sources checked: OCat. Women in politics. SSI - Women--Political activity.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,230 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-133778

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