This black and white photograph shows President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, seated, signing the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935. The event occurred in the White house and Roosevelt is surrounded by a number of individuals who are standing. The woman behind Roosevelt is Francis Perkins, Secretary of Labor (first female cabinet member and only cabinet member who stayed throughout Roosevelt’s administration).
Most likely this photograph made it into the Library’s collection via a general mailing from the Social Security Administration’s 50th anniversary (1985) celebration.
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I have the original photograph sent to my uncle and it reads I wanted you to have this original photograph of my father signing the Social security Act on August 14, 1935 sign jim roosevelt
Are you confident that this is the original photograph? I have the same photo with Jim Roosevelt’s note on the backside identifying the occasion and have always assumed this was a copy. It was found in my wife’s mother’s belongings when she died 10 years ago at the age of 107. Thanks for any comments on this.
I have the same photo with the same writing on the back. Don`t believe it to be an original
I have the same photo with the same writing as well. The writing is in a blue marker. I found it in my Grandmother’s things. She will be 99 yo in March.
We recently found the same photo with the same annotation on the back in blue marker in my grandfather’s belongings (he was 91). I will now assume it was the “mass mailing” photo sent out in 1985 for the 50th anniversary of SS.
I have the same picture with the blue print that my 97 year old mother had in her belongings and I beleave it;s older than 1985. She got it from her brother who was dead by 1985.
So I guess this isn’t worth anything?
I have the same one sent to my great grandmother. signed by Jim Roosevelt
My husband and I belong to a book club. We met today and one of the members had this same photograph. I asked the owner where he got the photo. He said his parents sent away for it. I don’t know if it has any writing on the back as the photo was framed. I’ll have to ask him to check the back. Very interesting.
What if I have a copy of the photo, but no writing on the back?
I have one also I recently purchased in a frame at a thrift store just has a date on the back 7-1-85 I have been wondering if it might be an original. If anyone has an idea please leave a post..thank you
I have original picture
does anyone know names of others in the picture?
I live in Phoenix, AZ. I bought a house in an old historic district and found this picture in my garage wrapped in plastic. My searching brought me to this page and it’s great to have an idea of why it was sent, but my photo has none of the writing on the back as some of you described. Thanks for the info!