And it’s a girl!
Subject(s): Girls, Grandfathers, McMillan, Grace Green Roosevelt, 1911-1994, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Cartoon depicting Theodore Roosevelt with his new granddaughter Grace on his lap, frustrated by the inability to play with a girl. Around them are mementos of his masculine avocations.
Comments and Context
Kessler drew this cartoon for the St. Louis Republic. By the 1920s he was drawing a human-interest panel cartoon syndicated to rural newspapers by Metropolitan Newspaper Features.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911
Creator(s)
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
And it’s a girl!. [1911]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282484. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Kessler, Camillus. And it’s a girl!. [1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282484.
APA:
Kessler, Camillus., [1911]. And it’s a girl!.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282484.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
