Let Mr. Roosevelt beware of nature fakers
Subject(s): Africa, Calcimining, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Safaris, White rhinoceros
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Several African men paint a rhinoceros with “whitewash,” pouring “fixative” on it. Caption: His widely advertised wish to capture a white rhinoceros in Africa may tempt the wily natives to get specimens ready for him.
Comments and Context
The typically reserved and artistically accomplished Luther Daniels Bradley joined his fellow cartoonists in imagining scenarios inherent in Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari.
He did not succumb to the common temptations of depicting wild animals in retreat before the strenuous Teddy; not antics of stereotypical wild natives. Rather, his cartoon originally published in the Chicago Daily News pictured barely stereotyped natives compliantly whitewashing a rhino after the president stated his intention to procure a specimen for an American museum.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-03
Creator(s)
Bradley, Luther Daniels, 1853-1917
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:
Let Mr. Roosevelt beware of nature fakers. [January 3, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302008. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bradley, Luther Daniels, 1853-1917. Let Mr. Roosevelt beware of nature fakers. [3 Jan. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302008.
APA:
Bradley, Luther Daniels, 1853-1917., [1909, January 3]. Let Mr. Roosevelt beware of nature fakers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302008.
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. February 26, 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.
