Very Rare Oversize World War II Date Signed Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Signed in 1942, it was part of the noted Forbes Collection.

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An oversize photograph of FDR – 23 by 29 inches – signed and inscribed “For William C. Dickerman from his friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt.” It is a gelatin silver print from the noted Harris Ewing studio.

Dickerman was head of the American Locomotive Company, the largest producer of locomotives in the United...

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Very Rare Oversize World War II Date Signed Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Signed in 1942, it was part of the noted Forbes Collection.

An oversize photograph of FDR – 23 by 29 inches – signed and inscribed “For William C. Dickerman from his friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt.” It is a gelatin silver print from the noted Harris Ewing studio.

Dickerman was head of the American Locomotive Company, the largest producer of locomotives in the United States. As such he was a key figure in the railroad industry. He was the also author of “Modern Trends In Railway Motive Power”.

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