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Roosevelt children - Archie photographing Quentin – Antique Photo Print

Roosevelt children - Archie photographing Quentin, 1902 — historic photograph
Roosevelt children - Archie photographing Quentin, 1902. 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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Step back in time with Roosevelt children - Archie photographing Quentin, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Here the photographer is a child: Archie Roosevelt, the youngest of President Theodore Roosevelt's sons, is pointing a camera at his younger brother Quentin in 1902. The picture comes from Frances Benjamin Johnston's collection, and Johnston was one of the most prominent women photographers of the period, known for her work at the White House during the Roosevelt years. Family images like this were unusual for the time, when official portraits of presidents were formal and carefully staged. The scene offers a relaxed glimpse into the busy household, where the Roosevelt children were often photographed at play.

Created / published1902
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No 6[?]. Caption card tracings: Pres.; Photography; Children.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,098 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155211

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