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THEODORE ROOSEVELT SIGNED PHOTO

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THEODORE ROOSEVELT SIGNED PHOTO
<b>902. THEODORE ROOSEVELT</b> (1858 - 1919) Twenty-sixth President of the United States who started the Panama Canal, settled the Russo-Japanese War, broke up Standard Oil and encouraged conservation. Oversize I.S.P. as President, 10" x 14" sepia, a very rare chest, up image by Japanese photographer Koshira and bearing his chop-mark, inscribed on the mount: "<i>With best wishes for the crack shot of the Portland High School from Theodore Roosevelt June 3d 1908</i>". Image has either faded substantially or was intended to be light by the photographer, yet inscription and signature are very bold. A couple of tiny wrinkles in image, else very good. Matted and framed. <b>$800-1,200</b>