Lot 68
Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Eleanor. Photograph Signed as President and First Lady, 8 x 10 inches. "Christmas 1941" is printed on the lower edge of the table at which the Roosevelts sit. The President's signature is extremely bold; the First Lady's signature is on the light side but legible. Verso has Associated Press stamp at center and glue remnants around edges. Photo is loose from original mat, which is present.
The photograph was taken on July 4, 1941 by George Skaddings of the Associated Press. It shows the President and Mrs. Roosevelt on the south porch of their home at Hyde Park, New York. According to Mary Seeley in Season's Greetings From the White House (Tampa, Florida: A Presidential Christmas Corporation, 2005), 404 employees of the Roosevelts received one of these signed photographs as their 1941 Christmas present.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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