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Franklin D. Roosevelt with Fala and Granddaughter

This black and white photograph is rare portrait photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his wheelchair. He is sitting on the porch at Top Cottage in Hyde Park, New York. His granddaughter Ruthie Roosevelt stands next to him and Fala, his pet dog, rests in his lap. Fala, a Scottish Terrier, was a gift to President Roosevelt from his cousin Margaret Daisy Suckley, who also snapped this picture.
Photographer
Margaret Suckley
Date of Work
February 1941
Type
Photograph
Credit
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum