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Original envelope read, "Democratic National Convention- 1920." Negative shows two man standing side-by-side looking at each other. The man on the left is wearing a stripped three piece suit and hat, and is carrying an overcoat over his left arm. The other man is also wearing a three piece suit and a wide brimmed hat. 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.