The elephant—This strenuous business may be picturesque, but here’s where I get a transfer punched for the overboard route
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Canals, Interoceanic--Design and construction, New York (State)--Niagara Falls, Panama, Postal service, Race relations, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Tightrope walking, Uncertainty, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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President Roosevelt carries a Republican elephant on his shoulders as he walks across a tightrope at “Niagara of Disapproval.” There are many words on the tightrope: “uncertainty,” “Panama,” “Wood promotion scandal,” “race question,” and “Post Office scandal.” Caption: The elephant—This strenuous business may be picturesque, but here’s where I get a transfer punched for the overboard route.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-20
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:
The elephant—This strenuous business may be picturesque, but here’s where I get a transfer punched for the overboard route. [December 20, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302346. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Walker, Ryan. The elephant—This strenuous business may be picturesque, but here’s where I get a transfer punched for the overboard route. [20 Dec. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302346.
APA:
Walker, Ryan., [1903, December 20]. The elephant—This strenuous business may be picturesque, but here’s where I get a transfer punched for the overboard route.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302346.
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.
