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Original - Franklin Roosevelt with Ruthie Bie and Fala at Hilltop Cottage in Hyde Park, 1941.
Alternate
Reason
One of the few photographs of FDR in his wheelchair, as he generally refused to be photographed in or around it. Roosevelt, who had been crippled in 1921, went to great lengths to hide his depedence on the wheelchair, to the point of actually teaching himself to walk with iron braces on his legs so as to keep up appearences.
Articles this image appears in
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's paralytic illness, List of poliomyelitis survivors
Creator
Unknown. Site states that "All images are believed to be in the public domain".Margaret Suckley

Not promoted MER-C 06:14, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]