^Lot 128 Theodore Roosevelt

Vintage oversized sepia matte-finish 10 x 13.5 photo of Roosevelt staring intensely through his glasses at the camera, with “Copyright 1910 by Moffett Studio Chicago,” printed in the lower right, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To George Straube, with all good wishes from Theodore Roosevelt.” Nicely double matted and framed to an overall size of 20 x 24. In fine condition, with a couple of light surface blemishes. This photograph was taken in 1910 by Chicago’s Moffett Studio after Roosevelt returned, via Europe, from his 15-month African safari. A powerful portrait, superlative in both size and subject.