Franklin Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Germany, 11 Dec 1941; Senator Tom Connally at right marked the exact time of declaration

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Caption     Franklin Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Germany, 11 Dec 1941; Senator Tom Connally at right marked the exact time of declaration ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Washington, United States
Date 11 Dec 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   LC-USZ62-15185
 
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Photos on Same Day 11 Dec 1941
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Photo Size 923 x 1,162 pixels



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