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ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Portrait photograph by Harris and Ewing, n.p., ca. 1941. 123/8 x 9¾ in. including margin, IN A FINE SILVER FRAME by Currier and Roby of New York, with engraved Roosevelt coat of arms at top. A dramatically lit photograph in semi-profile of the President in a pensive or reflective mood. The photograph and frame were given to John when he joined the Navy in 1941 after the declaration of war, 8 December 1941. INSCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT in ink in lower margin to his son John A. Roosevelt: "For John - All the good luck in the world. - Devotedly - Pa."