President Roosevelt-“Yes, I do not want to kill it, but I would like to catch it and tie it up and tame it a bit.”
Subject(s): Tariff, Trusts, Industrial, United States--Yellowstone National Park
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A large bear labeled “The Trusts” is jumping over President Roosevelt as Roosevelt is trying to lasso it with a rope. Instead of Yellowstone Park, the sign reads, “The Tariff Park No Shooting Allowed.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-04-18
Creator(s)
Bowman, Rowland C. (Rowland Claude), 1870-1903
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
President Roosevelt-“Yes, I do not want to kill it, but I would like to catch it and tie it up and tame it a bit.”. [April 18, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281554. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bowman, Rowland C. (Rowland Claude), 1870-1903. President Roosevelt-“Yes, I do not want to kill it, but I would like to catch it and tie it up and tame it a bit.”. [18 Apr. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281554.
APA:
Bowman, Rowland C. (Rowland Claude), 1870-1903., [1903, April 18]. President Roosevelt-“Yes, I do not want to kill it, but I would like to catch it and tie it up and tame it a bit.”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281554.
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. March 5, 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.
