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Auction 189, Lot 723

"[Franklin D. Roosevelt Photograph Signed]"

Subject: Photograph Signed - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Period: 1941 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.3 x 13.2 inches
23.6 x 33.5 cm
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This autographed photographic portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is addressed to Eugene Worley "from his friend." The photographic print is from Harris & Ewing and dates to circa 1941; it was likely signed during Roosevelt's third term. The hand-written inscription and signature appear beneath a 7.3 x 9.3" black & white photograph.

Provenance: from the estate of Eugene Worley, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 18th district (1941-50), chief judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1959-72), and senior judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1972-74).

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Condition: A

Light toning outside of image, with a hint of soil along the edges.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,300

Sold for: $750

Closed on 9/14/2022

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