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Lot 1513: FDR, Stalin and Churchill at the "Big Three" Yalta Conference (14 photos)

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Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $579.62
Price Realized: $692.64
Auction Date:12/15/2006 9:00 PM EST

Smashing group shows FDR with the great leaders of the World. Includes famous smoking cigarette pose with Stalin, FDR with Stalin and Churchill, FDR and King Farouk, FDR with Emperor Haile Selassie, FDR with King Saud, FDR with British Ambassador, all of the legends at the bargaining table carving up the world (2), OPFDR arriving for “Big Three Conference”, and more. All show FDR as well as his weighty adversaries/allies (?). All are front captioned. Overall EX+. Size averages 7x9”. Newspaper articles affixed to versos of some.

This lot is from the legendary San Francisco Examiner Archive (SFXArchive).
This is one largest collections ever of historic vintage photos spanning the entire 20th century. The San Francisco Examiner was the first paper acquired by William Randolph Hearst and itself was the subject of the film classic Citizen Kane. The majority of the photographs are fully identified, and back-stamped with dates. Included throughout this auction is a diverse mix of subjects including sports, historical, political, transportation, Hollywood, and all facets of entertainment.


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