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| Title | Eleanor Roosevelt speaking in Meany Hall at University of Washington, Seattle, March 1938 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1938 |
| Caption | Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was a celebrity in her own right. During her 12 years as first lady, she served as her husband's ambassador throughout the nation when polio severely limited his travels. In March 1938, Mrs. Roosevelt visited Seattle where she made public appearances and visited with her daughter, Anna Roosevelt Boettiger and family. Mrs. Boettiger's husband John was the publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. |
| Notes | Handwritten on negative: Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt.
Handwritten on sleeve: Roosevelt, Mrs. F.D. (Seattle visit, March, 1938), speaking at Meany Hall.
Caption by MOHAI staff.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 22, 1938. |
| Subjects | Presidents' spouses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Public speaking--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lecterns--Washington (State)--Seattle; Flower arrangements--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
University District (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | PI25028 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
