Trail on the south side of the Colorado River
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt’s trail on the south side of the Colorado River, looking northeast. Lees Ferry is in the distance.
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Creation Date
1913
Your TR Source
Grand Canyon National Park
Pack train ascending rock cleft
Theodore Roosevelt’s pack train ascends a narrow rock cleft; starting down Rainbow Canyon from the east to Rainbow Bridge.
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Creation Date
1913
Pack train crossing rocks
Theodore Roosevelt’s pack train crosses a large rocky area on the way to Rainbow Bridge. Several men and horses are visible.
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Creation Date
1913
Pack train crossing rock dune
Photograph of a pack train crossing rock dunes on the way to the Rainbow Bridge. Theodore Roosevelt is visible in the middle of the group in a dark shirt and pants.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Pack train on sandstone dune
Photograph of a pack train on a sandstone dune on the way to Rainbow Bridge. Several horses, a donkey, and a man are shown in the photograph.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Theodore Roosevelt’s party in the Painted Desert
Photograph showing three members of Theodore Roosevelt’s party on horseback on a dirt road in the Painted Desert.
Comments and Context
Today, the Painted Desert is a part of Petrified Forest National Park, proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt as the Petrified Forest National Monument in 1906. However, it is unknown if this photograph was taken within the boundaries of that National Monument.
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Theodore Roosevelt’s party on the way to Rainbow Bridge
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt’s party on the way to Rainbow Bridge. Most of the party is on horseback riding away and up a rock outcrop. Two men are mounting up for the journey on the right. Roosevelt is likely in the center of the photograph on horseback, at the end of the line heading up the outcrop.
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Creation Date
1913
Camp at Montezuma Well
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt’s party’s camp under the cottonwood trees at Montezuma Well.
Comments and Context
Montezuma Well is now a part of Montezuma Castle National Monument, proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt in December 1906.
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Desert camp on Black Mesa
Photograph of a camp on Black Mesa. Several men in the photograph are sleeping or sitting. The man in the center, sitting up and writing, is likely Theodore Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1913
Puebloan ruins near Montezuma Well
Photograph of Puebloan ruins near Montezuma Well. The ruins have stone walls with a collapsed roof.
Comments and Context
Montezuma Well is now a part of Montezuma Castle National Monument, proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt in December 1906.
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Archibald B. Roosevelt and Jesse Cummins
Photograph of Archibald B. Roosevelt and Jesse Cummins studying a map on the ground. A stone building stands behind them and a horse can be seen in the background.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Wetherill Trading Post
Photograph showing the Wetherill Trading Post in Kayenta, Arizona. The post features two buildings and two tents, and a horseshoeing station. Several wagons, horses, and men can be seen throughout the photograph in the foreground and rock outcroppings are prominent in the background.
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Creation Date
1913
Benjamin Alfred Wetherill, John Wetherill, and Loco with horses
Photograph of Benjamin W. Wetherill, John Wetherill, and Loco with horses at a desert camp. The party is preparing to start for Rainbow Bridge.
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Creation Date
1913
Nicholas Roosevelt, Diablo, and Midnight
Photograph of Nicholas Roosevelt and the horses, Diablo and Midnight, in a paddock. A building advertising a feed, sales, and stables company is in the background. An unidentified man is seen on the right side of the photograph, watching Roosevelt from over the fence.
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Creation Date
1913
Midnight
Midnight, Archibald B. Roosevelt’s horse, in a paddock. A stable and an unidentified man can be seen in the background.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Diablo
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt’s horse, Diablo, in a paddock. The Jockey Feed and Sales Stables is in the background. Part of another horse, possibly Archibald B. Roosevelt’s horse, Midnight, can be seen behind Diablo.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Watering horses at Marsh Pass
Photograph of six horses being watered at Marsh Pass on the west side of the San Francisco Peaks. Three unidentified men and a dog are shown in the photograph.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Cliff dwellings at Montezuma Castle
Photograph showing cliff dwellings at Montezuma Castle. Three wooden ladders are placed along the cliffside, leading to the upper levels.
Comments and Context
Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Montezuma Castle as a National Monument in December 1906.
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Montezuma Well
Photograph showing Montezuma Well. Cliff dwellings can be seen on the cliff walls behind the water.
Comments and Context
Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Montezuma Castle as a National Monument in December 1906. In 1943, Montezuma Well was added to the monument.
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Group photograph in front of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ cabin
A group photograph showing Archibald B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.
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Creation Date
1913