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Original envelope read, "Democratic National Convention- 1920." Negative shows two men standing side-by-side posing together. Both are wearing three piece suits and straw hats. The man on the left has a coat thrown over his left arm. In the background, are more people standing around including a young boy. 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.