They’re off!
Subject(s): Carriages and carts, Constitution (United States), Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Ordnance, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Presidents--Election, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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President Roosevelt and Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks ride a carriage driven by an elephant with a cannon attached to it. Roosevelt holds “the big stick.” Alton B. Parker and Henry Gassaway Davis ride calmly in a carriage beside them. “The law” and the “Constitution of the United States” are attached to the carriage. Both pass the “1904” marker.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-12
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
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:
They’re off!. [August 12, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302596. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. They’re off!. [12 Aug. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302596.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909., [1904, August 12]. They’re off!.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302596.
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. August 3, 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.
