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Original envelope read, "Democratic National Convention, 1920." Negative is a group portrait of three men standing side-by-side. The man on the right is wearing a three piece suit with a hat. A medal with a ribbon under it is pinned to the lapel of his coat. He has a cane hooked over his right forearm. The man in the middle is also wearing a three piece suit and a hat. His watch chain, hooked on his vest, is exposed. He also has a medal pinned to his lapel and is wearing eyeglasses. The third man is dressed like the other two but is not wearing eyeglasses. All three men are very distinguished. The men may be 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.