[Taft in Roosevelt’s uniform]
Subject(s): Clothing and dress, Mirrors, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Secretary of War William H. Taft holds “the big stick” and wears President Roosevelt’s Rough Rider uniform as he looks in the mirror. Roosevelt holds scissors and thread as he watches Taft. Caption: “When first I put this uniform on/I said, as I looked in the glass,/it’s one to a million if any civilian/this figure or face can surpass.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-26
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
[Taft in Roosevelt’s uniform]. [May 26, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301152. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. [Taft in Roosevelt’s uniform]. [26 May. 1905]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301152.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909.: , [1905, May 26]. [Taft in Roosevelt’s uniform]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301152.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
