Desirable matte-finish 7.25 x 11.25 half-length portrait of Roosevelt in a terrifically confident pose by Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C., signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To J. Butler Wright, with all good wishes from, Theodore Roosevelt, Nov. 8th, 1915.” Lower left bears the photography studio blindstamp. Double-matted to an overall size of 13.25 x 17.75. In fine condition, with light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Wright was a United States diplomat who served as the twentieth and last Third Assistant Secretary of State.
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