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Universal View Co. Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the U. S., In His Private Office, White House.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06449.39 Author/Creator: Universal View Co. Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 1903 Pagination: Stereoview. Order a Copy

President Roosevelt sits in a cane chair at his desk. He holds a pen in his right hand, and faces proper right with a slightly forward orientation. He is looking slightly downwards.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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