Unbound
1952 · Connecticut
by ROOSEVELT Eleanor
Connecticut: Yale Daily News, 1952. Unbound. Near Fine. Loose black and white gelatin silver photograph measuring 8" x 10" with photographers stamp and pen notations on the verso. Very slight edgwear and spotting on the verso else near fine. A photo taken by student photographer Bob Young on October 25th, 1952 for the Yale Daily News of Eleanor Roosevelt. The photo depicts Mrs. Roosevelt informally sitting on a table and speaking to a female reporter with other male reporters around them during a press conference after a speech she gave at the college. This image was used in the October 27th, 1952 edition of the paper in an article about Roosevelt who was campaigning at Yale on behalf of Adlai Stevenson. According to the article, 600 students attended the event and gave the former First Lady three standing ovations as she declared that Stevenson was better suited for the presidency then Eisenhower.
(Inventory #: 422698)