WWII Associated Press Wirephoto Lieutenant Colonel Elliott Roosevelt and Major General George S.
World war II vintage black and white silver gelatin press photograph, an Associated Press Wirephoto released by the Office of War Information (OWI) in 1943. The image captures an informal moment during the Casablanca Conference, depicting Lt. Col. Elliott Roosevelt, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Major General George S. Patton Jr. The two men are shown engaging in the military tradition of the Short Snorter club, signing each other's dollar bills used as membership cards for those who had flown across the ocean. The photograph includes an original typed caption slip attached to the lower right face, which reads: (FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION) (WX4-FEB. 2) A PAIR OF SHORT SNORTERS MEET IN CASABLANCA: DURING AN INTERLUDE IN THE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER ALLIED WAR CONFERENCE AT CASABLANCA WHICH THEY ATTENDED, LT. COL. ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT, THE PRESIDENT'S SON, (LEFT) AND MAJ. GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR., BOTH MEMBERS OF THE SHORT SNORTERS CLUB ADDED THEIR NAMES TO ONE ANOTHER'S MEMBERSHIP CARDS--DOLLAR BILLS BEARING THE NAMES OF ONE OR MORE OTHER PERSONS WHO HAD FLOWN THE OCEAN. RULES OF THE MYTHICAL CLUB HAVE IT THAT IF MEMBERS MEET AND ONE IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE HIS CARD, HE MUST GIVE ALL THOSE PRESENT A DOLLAR BILL. (AP WIREPHOTO FROM U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES RELEASED BY OWI)(BEF30033usA43). The reverse of the print features a large stamped NOTICE stating This picture is the property of The Associated Press and may be used only for the purposes of reproduction when authorized by the owner. Below this is a stamped logo for ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO with REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE. A typed archival label at the top left reads ROOSEVELT, ELLIOT * GROUPS SON OF FDR. Handwritten pencil notations at the top right read File Elliott Roosevelt and a large number 40 is written vertically in the center. Measures 8" x 10". Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
[ translate ]World war II vintage black and white silver gelatin press photograph, an Associated Press Wirephoto released by the Office of War Information (OWI) in 1943. The image captures an informal moment during the Casablanca Conference, depicting Lt. Col. Elliott Roosevelt, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Major General George S. Patton Jr. The two men are shown engaging in the military tradition of the Short Snorter club, signing each other's dollar bills used as membership cards for those who had flown across the ocean. The photograph includes an original typed caption slip attached to the lower right face, which reads: (FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION) (WX4-FEB. 2) A PAIR OF SHORT SNORTERS MEET IN CASABLANCA: DURING AN INTERLUDE IN THE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER ALLIED WAR CONFERENCE AT CASABLANCA WHICH THEY ATTENDED, LT. COL. ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT, THE PRESIDENT'S SON, (LEFT) AND MAJ. GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR., BOTH MEMBERS OF THE SHORT SNORTERS CLUB ADDED THEIR NAMES TO ONE ANOTHER'S MEMBERSHIP CARDS--DOLLAR BILLS BEARING THE NAMES OF ONE OR MORE OTHER PERSONS WHO HAD FLOWN THE OCEAN. RULES OF THE MYTHICAL CLUB HAVE IT THAT IF MEMBERS MEET AND ONE IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE HIS CARD, HE MUST GIVE ALL THOSE PRESENT A DOLLAR BILL. (AP WIREPHOTO FROM U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES RELEASED BY OWI)(BEF30033usA43). The reverse of the print features a large stamped NOTICE stating This picture is the property of The Associated Press and may be used only for the purposes of reproduction when authorized by the owner. Below this is a stamped logo for ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO with REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE. A typed archival label at the top left reads ROOSEVELT, ELLIOT * GROUPS SON OF FDR. Handwritten pencil notations at the top right read File Elliott Roosevelt and a large number 40 is written vertically in the center. Measures 8" x 10". Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
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