Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin J. Bredvold
Subject(s): Horsemanship, Horses, Photographs
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President Roosevelt was interested in the photograph Martin J. Bredvold sent him of the old horse “Spearfish.” Roosevelt recalls riding on the horse at a roundup, and while he neither bucked or went over backward, “he was a little hard to get on and off of in those days.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bredvold, Martin J., 1882-1969
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin J. Bredvold. [July 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196058. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin J. Bredvold. [11 Jul. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196058.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martin J. Bredvold.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196058.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
