Sh-h—let it sleep!
Subject(s): Candles, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Infants, Presidential candidates, Presidents--Election, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna holds a recently blown out candle and tiptoes away from a “1904 presidential boom” crib as President Roosevelt, who is in a picture frame, looks on. A baby bottle has spilled on the floor with the label of “newspaperiety.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-22
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
Sh-h—let it sleep!. [November 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302261. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Brinkerhoff, R. M.. Sh-h—let it sleep!. [22 Nov. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302261.
APA:
Brinkerhoff, R. M.., [1903, November 22]. Sh-h—let it sleep!.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302261.
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. January 15, 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.
