Roosevelt: “Most anyone will do!”
Subject(s): Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Hitt, Robert R. (Robert Roberts), 1834-1906, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Vice-Presidents, Violin
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President Roosevelt holds a violin and has “The Life Strenuous” sheet music as he looks at the chair beside him with a sign that reads, “Wanted: Some one to play second fiddle.” Illinois Representative Robert R. Hitt looks at the “vice-presidency” violin while Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks looks at the bow.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-08
Creator(s)
Donahey, J. H. (James Harrison), 1875-1949
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:
Roosevelt: “Most anyone will do!”. [June 8, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302491. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Donahey, J. H. (James Harrison), 1875-1949. Roosevelt: “Most anyone will do!”. [8 Jun. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302491.
APA:
Donahey, J. H. (James Harrison), 1875-1949., [1904, June 8]. Roosevelt: “Most anyone will do!”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302491.
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. March 24, 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.
