Photographing FDR

Hats off to the photographer (or press aide?) who put this 1935 shot together. Seen in silhouette, FDR is steady at the helm, fully in command of the ship of state.
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Hats off to the photographer (or press aide?) who put this 1935 shot together, a powerful visual metaphor. Seen in silhouette, FDR is steady at the helm, fully in command of the ship of state.

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