Preliminary study of and identification of the Elkhorn Ranch site
Subject(s): Baker, Howard W., Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893, Brubaker, Wilbert A. (Wilbert Augustus), 1878-1956, Bullock, Seth, 1849-1919, Bullock, Stanley S. (Stanley Seth), 1880-1964, Dow, Wilmot S. (Wilmot Sewall), 1854-1891, Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922, Ferris, Arnold D. (Arnold Douglas), 1887-1951, Ferris, Sylvane M., 1858-1933, Follis, James W. (James William), 1865-1950, Gratton, Weldon W., 1912-1990, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Heard, John, 1889-1949, Ingalls, George F. (George French), 1892-1985, Lang, Lincoln A. (Lincoln Alexander), 1867-, Martin, Paul E. (Paul Erskine), 1889-1977, Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929, Myers, Ella, 1866-1963, Neuens, William M., 1867-1949, North Dakota--Elkhorn Ranch, Osterhout, George R., 1881-1958, Photographs, Ramus, Fred A. (Fred August), 1886-1953, Rasmussen, J. C. (James Chris), 1873-1969, Reid, John H., 1882-1963, Roberts, T. Frank, 1859-1954, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, Robinson, Harve, 1867-1962, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930, Swartzlow, Carl R. (Carl Robert), 1901-1987, United States. National Park Service, Volwiler, Albert T. (Albert Tangeman), 1888-1957, Walz, Henry J., 1877-1964
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Ray H. Mattison describes the methodology used to try to discover the exact location of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. Mattison includes a historical background of the ranch, from its original construction and occupation by Roosevelt, William Wingate Sewall and Wilmot S. Dow, through its later abandonment and deconstruction. The primary method used by Mattison to determine the site of the Elkhorn was through a comparative study of photographs between those taken by Roosevelt in 1886 and contemporary photographs Mattison took in 1949. Additionally, Mattison interviewed a number of “Old Timers,” who were familiar with the Elkhorn Ranch, and who were able to corroborate the conclusions he came to based on the photographs.
Collection
Creation Date
1950-01
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Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
1
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Record Type
Multi-image
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Chicago:
Preliminary study of and identification of the Elkhorn Ranch site. [January 1, 1950]. Midwest Archeological Center. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o296129. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980. Preliminary study of and identification of the Elkhorn Ranch site. [1 Jan. 1950]. Multi-image.
Midwest Archeological Center. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o296129.
APA:
Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980., [1950, January 1]. Preliminary study of and identification of the Elkhorn Ranch site.
Midwest Archeological Center. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o296129.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Midwest Archeological Center. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/midwest-archeological-center. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Midwest Archeological Center. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/midwest-archeological-center.
APA:
Midwest Archeological Center. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/midwest-archeological-center.
