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The President's Room


The President's Room (Acc. No. 38.01329.001)
The President's Room (Acc. No. 38.01329.001)

Title The President's Room
Artist/Maker ACME Newspictures, Inc.
Date 1945-03-02
Medium Photograph, black and white
Dimensions h. 9 x w. 7.125 in. (h. 22.86 x w. 18.0975 cm)
Credit Line U.S. Senate Collection
Accession Number 38.01329.001


  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
  • Inscription (verso, along top, handwritten in graphite): Washington DC - Bldgs - / capital - interior [circled]
    Sticker (verso, top right, in black ink): historicimages.com / [barcode] / mja56268
    Inscription (verso, center, handwritten in graphite): #4 [circled]
    Inscription (verso, center right, handwritten in graphite): Mar 18 - 45 / Page 4 / [illeg.]
    Label (verso, bottom center, in blue ink): W 75239IRO (4) / THE PRESIDENT'S ROOM / ONE OF THE MOST RICHLY APPOINTED CHAMBERS IN / THE BUILDING IS THE PRESIDENT'S ROOM, IN THE / SENATE EXTENSION. THE FIRST CHIEF EXECUTIVE / TO USE THE ROOM WAS LINCOLN AND THE LAST TO SIGN BILLS HERE WAS "TEDDY" ROOSEVELT. THE / MASSIVE CHANDELIER WAS GOLD-PLATED AT A COST / OF $25,000. TODAY, THE MAGNIFICENT ROOM IS USED AS A RECEPTION ROOM OF SORTS BY SENATORS. / BECAUSE OF DEPRADATIONS OF SOUVENIR HUNTERS, / TOURISTS MAY VIEW THE ROOM ONLY FROM BEHIND / A PLUSH ROPE AT THE DOOR. / CREDIT LINE (ACME) / 3/2/45) / ACME ROTO SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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