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[Theodore Roosevelt, standing on back of railroad car, speaking toward crowd] – Historic Print

[Theodore Roosevelt, standing on back of railroad car, speaking toward crowd], c1907. — historic photograph
[Theodore Roosevelt, standing on back of railroad car, speaking toward crowd], c1907.. 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 [Theodore Roosevelt, standing on back of railroad car, speaking toward crowd] 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 on the rear platform of a railroad car, addressing a crowd gathered below, a scene that captures the whistle-stop style of campaigning he helped popularize. Underwood & Underwood, a New York firm known for mass-produced stereographs, made this view around 1907, when Roosevelt was president and traveled extensively by rail. Stereographs like this one were sold in sets to households across the country, so the picture offers a window onto how a president reached ordinary citizens before radio and newsreels became common.

Created / publishedc1907.
Medium1 photographic print : stereograph, unmounted.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.Stereographs 1900-1910.
NotesUnderwood & Underwood photo.
SubjectsRoosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Journeys. Whistle-stop campaigning--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,275 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-179367

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