Theodore Roosevelt riding a mule in Grand Canyon
A hand tinted photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and an unidentified man riding mules in the Grand Canyon.
Collection
Creation Date
1908
Your TR Source
Grand Canyon National Park
Through the Painted Desert to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon of Arizona
A draft of “Through the Painted Desert to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon of Arizona,” written by Nicholas Roosevelt and copyrighted by Waldo M. Wedel. The manuscript includes photographs and journal entries by Roosevelt on this portion of his trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Collection
Creation Date
2010
A 1913 trip to the Colorado Plateau
An unpublished manuscript, “A 1913 Trip to the Colorado Plateau: Nicholas and Theodore Roosevelt on a Hunting Trip,” edited by Waldo M. Wedel.
Collection
Creation Date
2010
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
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
Grand Canyon National Park
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
Grand Canyon National Park
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913
Archibald B. Roosevelt and Jesse Cummins
Photograph of Archibald “Archie” 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
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913
Theodore Roosevelt and others in slickrock country
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt and three other men from his party traveling with horses through slickrock country on the way to Rainbow Bridge.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
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.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913
“Loco the Cook”
Photograph of a Navajo man in Kayenta, Arizona. Nicholas Roosevelt identifies the man as “Loco the Cook.” A horse can be seen in the background.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913
Group photograph at camp near Rainbow Bridge
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, three Navajo men, and other members of Roosevelt’s party at camp near Rainbow Bridge. Several horses are in the background. Jesse Cummins is likely on the left of the photograph.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913
Lunch in the forest on the North Rim
Photograph showing a group of men and horses from Theodore Roosevelt’s party stopped for lunch in the forest on the North Rim. Two cows can be seen approaching the group in the background on the left.
Collection
Grand Canyon National Park
Creation Date
1913