This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/31/2020
Offered here is a stunning large format Harris & Ewing portrait photograph featuring President Roosevelt, beautifully hand signed in steel tip, "To the Town Criers of Rhode Island from Franklin D. Roosevelt". The original collector of the photo states that it was presented to the town criers of Rhode Island by fellow crier Senator Theodore Francis Green on September 9, 1942. Green was a committed Democrat who served as governor of Rhode Island from 1933 to 1937, and afterwards as state senator of Rhode Island for 24 Years. As governor, Green enacted legislation to help the poor several weeks before FDR's "New Deal" came into effect, and as a senator, Green's relationship with Roosevelt was so close that he was often referred to as "The President's Man". The incredibly large and beautiful 17.5" x 22.5" photograph (the largest we have ever seen!) has been nicely matted and framed to a total size of 20.5" x 25.5". A stunning portrait with a nice piece of history behind it! Accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services (BAS).