The boss bear trainer
Subject(s): American Republican Party, Barnes, William, 1866-1930, Bears, Dick, Charles, 1858-1945, Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Legislators, Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926, Organ grinders, Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925, Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913
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President Roosevelt, as a hurdy-gurdy player, grinds an organ labeled “Party Harmony” among a group of bears labeled “Elkins, Parsons, Dick, Platt, Penrose, Woodruff, Foraker, Barnes, [and] Odell,” each holding a large club across their shoulders.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908-10-07
Creator(s)
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The boss bear trainer. [October 7, 1908]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288599. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. The boss bear trainer. [7 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288599.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1908, October 7]. The boss bear trainer.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288599.
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. January 22, 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.
