Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph

Superlative vintage matte-finish 14.5 x 11 photo of Roosevelt accepting a six-foot model of the Liberty ship SS John Bidwell, beautifully signed as president in the lower border in fountain pen. The photo, originally taken by Harris and Ewing on January 4, 1943, shows a number of men surrounding Roosevelt: Admiral Howard L. Vickery of the Maritime Commission; Jack Adams, a Calship representative; Graham Spickard, Washington representative of the Bechtel-McCone shipyard; and John A. McCone, Calship's executive vice-president. Attractively double-matted and framed to an overall size of 21.5 x 18. In fine condition. Roosevelt had enacted the Emergency Shipbuilding program in late 1940, under which the military contracted with Bechtel-McCone for ship production. Under control of Bechtel-McCone, the California Shipbuilding Company (Calship) constructed 467 ships throughout World War II. When Calship set a new production record of 16 ships in one month, they presented FDR with this model of the SS John Bidwell to commemorate the feat.

Format: Signed Photo