Lot includes a number of wire photos, most with typed explanations on verso. 7.x 9 in. Earliest to latest: Carrie Chapman Catt, feminist leader, being awarded the American Hebrew Medal for the Promotion of Better Understanding between Christian and Jew, 23 Nov. 1933. Eleanor Roosevelt awarded the medal. Photo of the two women with Rabbi Isaac Landman on the left, Hon. Henry Morgenthau, former Ambassador to Turkey, on the right. 25 Oct. 1935. Washington, DC. Photo of Mrs. Roosevelt picking her way through a trash-strewn alley in one of Washington's slums. She was interested in better housing, and went to witness the destruction of 50 dwellings. 25 March 1936. Washington, DC. Photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with Helen Keller at 25th anniversary celebration for the National Library for the Blind. 5 May 1936. Washington, D.C. President Roosevelt preparing his stamp exhibit. Explanation indicates he was an avid stamp collector. Big "DECEASED" stamp across explanatory note. 5 Apr. 1938. Warm Springs, GA. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt arrive at Warm Springs. Signs indicate "Welcome," and school children sing "Happy Days are Here Again," FDR's campaign theme song. Roosevelt first went to Warm Springs in 1924, seeking a cure for the polio that crippled his legs in 1921. The springs seemed at least to relieve the pain, if not cure the condition. He built the "Little White House" in Warm Springs in 1932, before becoming President. This small Georgia town also inspired many WPA projects, such as rural electrification, based on the President's experiences in this small rural town. Plus an awards banquet booklet and photo from the dinner at which Mrs. Roosevelt received the Gimbel Award "to the Outstanding Woman of the Nation and the Outstanding Woman of Philadelphia." 12 Dec. 1934. Includes menu and guest list. Surface soil on program. And a group of items related to Mr. Arthur Gillette and Thurman Arnold, Judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Washington. Most items from about 1945. One letter is from Arnold to Gillette on Court of Appeals letterhead. 26 March, 1945. Also a program from 16 Mar. 1945 Cooperative Centennial Celebration in Madison, NJ, at which Mrs. Roosevelt spoke on "Cooperation - an Essential for the Post-War World." The other speaker on the program is Judge Thurman Arnold. One newspaper article in this group is by Mrs. Roosevelt, and describes the visit to Madison, NJ to attend this event. Another newspaper article describes the celebration and the speakers. Several other news clippings describe Mrs. Roosevelt and Judge Arnold (in part, presumably, to establish the connection between them). Newspapers a bit rough, as expected, except the article by Mrs. Roosevelt which is encased in plastic. The other letter is from Mrs. Roosevelt to Mr. Gillette, on White House stationery. Dated 3 April 1945, just nine days before FDR's death in Warms Springs. There are also four 4 x 5 in. photos of Mrs. Roosevelt from the Madison celebration.
Lot includes a number of wire photos, most with typed explanations on verso. 7.x 9 in. Earliest to latest: Carrie Chapman Catt, feminist leader, being awarded the American Hebrew Medal for the Promotion of Better Understanding between Christian and Jew, 23 Nov. 1933. Eleanor Roosevelt awarded the medal. Photo of the two women with Rabbi Isaac Landman on the left, Hon. Henry Morgenthau, former Ambassador to Turkey, on the right. 25 Oct. 1935. Washington, DC. Photo of Mrs. Roosevelt picking her way through a trash-strewn alley in one of Washington's slums. She was interested in better housing, and went to witness the destruction of 50 dwellings. 25 March 1936. Washington, DC. Photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with Helen Keller at 25th anniversary celebration for the National Library for the Blind. 5 May 1936. Washington, D.C. President Roosevelt preparing his stamp exhibit. Explanation indicates he was an avid stamp collector. Big "DECEASED" stamp across explanatory note. 5 Apr. 1938. Warm Springs, GA. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt arrive at Warm Springs. Signs indicate "Welcome," and school children sing "Happy Days are Here Again," FDR's campaign theme song. Roosevelt first went to Warm Springs in 1924, seeking a cure for the polio that crippled his legs in 1921. The springs seemed at least to relieve the pain, if not cure the condition. He built the "Little White House" in Warm Springs in 1932, before becoming President. This small Georgia town also inspired many WPA projects, such as rural electrification, based on the President's experiences in this small rural town. Plus an awards banquet booklet and photo from the dinner at which Mrs. Roosevelt received the Gimbel Award "to the Outstanding Woman of the Nation and the Outstanding Woman of Philadelphia." 12 Dec. 1934. Includes menu and guest list. Surface soil on program. And a group of items related to Mr. Arthur Gillette and Thurman Arnold, Judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Washington. Most items from about 1945. One letter is from Arnold to Gillette on Court of Appeals letterhead. 26 March, 1945. Also a program from 16 Mar. 1945 Cooperative Centennial Celebration in Madison, NJ, at which Mrs. Roosevelt spoke on "Cooperation - an Essential for the Post-War World." The other speaker on the program is Judge Thurman Arnold. One newspaper article in this group is by Mrs. Roosevelt, and describes the visit to Madison, NJ to attend this event. Another newspaper article describes the celebration and the speakers. Several other news clippings describe Mrs. Roosevelt and Judge Arnold (in part, presumably, to establish the connection between them). Newspapers a bit rough, as expected, except the article by Mrs. Roosevelt which is encased in plastic. The other letter is from Mrs. Roosevelt to Mr. Gillette, on White House stationery. Dated 3 April 1945, just nine days before FDR's death in Warms Springs. There are also four 4 x 5 in. photos of Mrs. Roosevelt from the Madison celebration.
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