Eleanor Roosevelt cutting the cake at a Birthday Ball, Washington, DC, January 31, 1934.
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Eleanor Roosevelt arrives at the Shoreham Hotel for a Birthday Ball, with Raymond T. Baker and Adm. Cary T. Grayson, Washington, DC, January 30, 1935.
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Eleanor Roosevelt cuts the cake at a Birthday Ball, Washington, DC, January 30, 1936.
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Franklin Roosevelt looks at a poster for his Birthday Ball, Washington, DC, January 28, 1939.
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Eleanor Roosevelt at a Birthday Ball with (l. to r.): Benny Goodman, Constance Moore, and Stirling Hayden, Washington, DC, January 30, 1941.
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Franklin Roosevelt marks his 60th birthday with the Diamond Jubilee Birthday Ball, January 30, 1942. Pictured with the President at the White House is William Green (left), President of the American Federation of Labor. The little girl and chef are unidentified.
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Eleanor Roosevelt at Birthday Ball with (l. to r.): Dorothy Lamour, Rosalind Russell, and Carol Bruce, Washington, DC, January 30, 1942.
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Eleanor Roosevelt cuts the cake at a Birthday Ball alongside Gene Kelly, Chas Bickford, Veronica Lake, Joe E. Brown, Jane Wyman, Myrna Loy, George Murphy, Margaret O'Brien, Washington, DC, January 30, 1945.