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ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919), President . Portrait photograph inscribed and signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") as President, New York: by Pach Bros., 935 Broadway, 1904, inscribed with date: 21 May 1904. Albumen photograph, an oval, (10 x 7¾ in.) including mount, with Pach copyright and imprint at base, faint mat-burn at extreme edges, small tear to lower right-hand corner (without loss), otherwise in good condition. A strong, finely detailed three-quarter length portrait of President Roosevelt, in wide-lapel jacket, waistcoat and tie, gazing unflinchingly at the camera. Roosevelt's inscription in dark ink beneath the image reads: "To Homer Davenport Esq with the regards of Theodore Roosevelt May 21st 1905." A fine formal portrait by one of the premier portrait studios at the turn the century.