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Profile portrait of a man with pince-nez, studio photograph – Historic Photo Reproduction

Profile portrait of a man with pince-nez, studio photograph — historic photograph
Profile portrait of a man with pince-nez, studio photograph. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Profile portrait of a man with pince-nez, studio photograph. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Profile portrait of a man with pince-nez, studio photograph

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Most portraits of Theodore Roosevelt show him facing the camera, which makes this profile view stand out. The pince-nez clipped to his nose were a familiar part of his appearance, since he was nearsighted and wore them for much of his public life. Pince-nez had been fashionable among professionals and public men since the late 1800s, and their thin nose clip gave a portrait a sharp, studious look. Studio portraits like this one were often used for newspapers, campaign materials, and official records, so they helped shape how the public pictured a president.

Original scan8,156 × 10,220 px · prints to 27 × 34 in at 300 dpi
Reference15062a

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