Theodore Roosevelt composite image
Subject(s): Presidents--Pictorial works, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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An image of various photographs of Theodore Roosevelt compiled together.
Comments and Context
A print copy of what appears to be the same image held by the TR Center includes the following caption: “This is the most remarkable photograph ever made. It is composed of five hundred different pictures of President Roosevelt taken at all years of his public career, and showing five hundred of his different attitudes and expressions. Two, and only two, of the picures in this photograph are similar. They show the President in exactly the same position and dressed exactly the same. One is a little darker and larger than the other, but they are the same picture. See if you can find those two “Mysterious Mr. Roosevelt” pictures. After you find it it is a puzzle that will keep your friends busy for quite a while. This is probably the most expensive single photograph ever made. Its price was $1,000. No other photograph like it can ever be produced, and we have absolute control of its reproduction. Several men worked for months on the preparation of it. The pictures in it were taken in almost every state and territory in the Union, and at some of the most notable events that have taken place in American history. This great composite photograph will be an ornament to any home in America – a priceless ornament. Five years from now a reproduction of this great picture will be worth many dollars, and later on, when President Roosevelt has retired from public life, it will be a treasure to your children and grandchildren which will command a very high price.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908
Creator(s)
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt composite image. [1908]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306742. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Underwood & Underwood. Theodore Roosevelt composite image. [1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306742.
APA:
Underwood & Underwood., [1908]. Theodore Roosevelt composite image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306742.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
