Franklin D. Roosevelt at McCarthy Cottage

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In 1924, three years after Roosevelt contracted polio, he began visiting Warm Springs in Georgia. The springs were thought to be beneficial for polio victims. Roosevelt, who became the U.S. president in 1932, is pictured in front of the McCarthy Cottage in Warm Springs, which burned down in 2011.

Courtesy of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a suit and holding a cane, stands in front of a window and shutters.

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