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Underwood & Underwood Theodore Roosevelt, President - at his desk in the White House, Washington, U. S. A.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06449.17 Author/Creator: Underwood & Underwood Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 1902 Pagination: Stereoview. Order a Copy

The president sits turned away from his desk and towards the photographer, turned slightly off center, but gazing straight ahead. A globe on the desk behind his left shoulder occupies the center of the picture.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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