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THEODORE ROOSEVELT is the youngest man who ever served as Chief Magistrate of the U.S., being only 43 years old when he was inaugurated. He was born in New York City, his father being a well-known merchant of the metropolis and his mother a member of a prominent Georgia family. After his graduation from Harvard College, he devoted almost his entire time to the public service, with the exception of a few years spent in the West to regain his health.
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT is the youngest man who ever served as Chief Magistrate of the U.S., being only 43 years old when he was inaugurated. He was born in New York City, his father being a well-known merchant of the metropolis and his mother a member of a prominent Georgia family. After his graduation from Harvard College, he devoted almost his entire time to the public service, with the exception of a few years spent in the West to regain his health.
American
about 1905
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8545
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: Copyright by Waldon Fawcett.
Back: undivided. Mint.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2333, "Theodore Roosevelt."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Back: undivided. Mint.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2333, "Theodore Roosevelt."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)