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Original envelope read, "Democratic National Convention- 1920." Negative is a group portrait of a group of men wearing three piece suits and hats. The first man on the right is also holding a cane in his right hand and has a coat thrown over his left arm. These men are probably all delegates to the convention. The 1920 Democratic National Convention was held in San Francisco June 28 at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson. The party pledged ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and supported the League of Nations. The nominee was Governor James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of the navy, for vice-president. The Republican nominee was Warren G. Harding, who went on to win the election.