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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Framed Photograph of Fala with Margaret Hambley
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Framed Photograph of Fala with Margaret Hambley

Artifact IDMO 2007.769
Object Type Print, Photographic
Maker
Date1940
Mediumphotograph: paper, ink
frame: wood, glass, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 6 5/8 in x W 8 5/8 in x D 6 1/4 in (16.8 cm x 21.9 cm x 15.9 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A black and white photo of Margaret "Rolly" Hambley with Fala on her lap. The photograph is inscribed and signed in black ink below the image: To my Godpapa / With love / Rolly Hambley and Fala - Aug. 1940.

b) A 1/2" dark stained wood frame with glazing in which the photograph was originally displayed. The frame has a Masonite backer board with a metal easel stand. On the back of the frame is a framer's sticker for The Art Shop of Poughkeepsie, New York. The frame is stored separately from the photo.
Historical NotePresident Roosevelt kept this photo in his Study at the Roosevelt Library. It depicts his goddaughter, Margaret "Rolly" Hambley, with his dog, Fala. Rolly Hambley was the niece of FDR’s distant cousin, Margaret “Daisy” Suckley. A facsimile of the photograph is on display in FDR’S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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