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President Roosevelt stands in the middle of a variety of books about war and implements of war, including “the big stick,” “Essays on War. Roosevelt,” “The Art of War,” and “With Roosevelt at San Juan.” He is dressed in colonial attire and has a paper that reads, “call for a peace congress at the Hague.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08
William Jennings Bryan blows a spit ball into a cage with two bears: President Roosevelt and William H. Taft. There are two signs on the cage: “Don’t tease the old bear. He’s ugly” and “Grizzly bear (Theodorus Roosevelticus). Habitat–District of Columbia. Almost extinct.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-01
New York Gubernatorial candidate Charles S. Whitman, a crusading District Attorney, commands a ship labeled “New York State G.O.P.,” which is flying a banner decorated with an elephant. The ship is headed for a mine painted with the face of Theodore Roosevelt. A fish with a question mark above it appears to be trying to get away from Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1914-10-18
President Roosevelt is pictured standing atop “Sagamore Hill,” trying to take flight on his “Big Stick.” He sports two large wings marked, “Down with Peace,” and “Hurrah for War.” Above his head is a cloud labeled with the year, “1916.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1915-08-27