Patriotic Presidential Picture
Object numberMO 1942.201.33
Name
Picture, History
Maker
Maxine's Studio
(American photographic studio)
Date1941
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink, paint (watercolor)
Dimensionsoverall H 11 7/8 in x W 15 5/8 in (30.2 cm x 39.7 cm )
DescriptionA hand-colored patriotic lithograph highlighting several American presidents. In the upper section of the print is a photographic portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt flanked by the American flags of 1776 and 1941. Text printed above and below the images reads: "’WHAT WE FOUGHT FOR IN '76’ / IN GOD WE TRUST / ‘FIRST, LAST, AND ALL THE TIME / 1941’.” In the lower half of the print are two patriotic American shields followed by portraits and text for three former American presidents. From left to right: George Washington “1776”; Woodrow Wilson “THE MAN OF THE HOUR / 1917”; and Abraham Lincoln “1862.”
Ink stamped on the reverse of the print: "MAXINE'S STUDIO / 2511 Boardwalk / Atlantic City, N. J. / Duplicates Can Be Obtained."
Label TextThis patriotic presidential picture was sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt by Sala Dow of Atlantic City, New Jersey in either late 1941 or early 1942.Ink stamped on the reverse of the print: "MAXINE'S STUDIO / 2511 Boardwalk / Atlantic City, N. J. / Duplicates Can Be Obtained."
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
Non exposé