Above: This is a sort of political flyer, probably printed and distributed by Edgar A. Altland (1872-1964). Altland was described in an obituary as a "historian, writer, and printer... A retired bricklayer and stone mason." When he died he was survived by 6 children, 22 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. ("Aged Printer Passes Away," The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania), October 15, 1964, p. 2.) Image above scanned from a personal copy.
Above: Here is a poem by Altland on the back of the flyer (the next image is cropped closer, for easier reading). Image scanned from a personal copy.
Above: A closer view of Altland's poem, from the previous image.
Above: This photo of Altland is part of a longer article in The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania), August 13, 1948, p. 33. The article reports that "Altland has met six presidents, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He had known Roosevelt since 1923 and has a large collection of private letters from the late president. During the late president's Memorial Day address at Gettysburg on May 30, 1934, he sat on the speaker's stand, and during the 1936 campaign he distributed over 600 copies of pictures of Roosevelt, printed on his own press, at the presidential rally at Harrisburg [Pennsylvania]." Photo above by the staff of The Gazette and Daily, from newspapers.com, used here for educational and non-commercial purposes.
Above: This is a sculpture that Altland donated to the York County Historical Society, a few years after FDR passed away. The artist who created the sculpture, Jo Davidson, apparently made several copies (or perhaps he gave permission for others artists to replicate it), and you can find them for sale online. Photo above by the staff of The Gazette and Daily (see article cited in the previous photo's caption), from newspapers.com, used here for educational and non-commercial purposes.
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