Letter from Victor Geza Fischer to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Birthdays, Colón, Fernando, 1488-1539, Columbus, Christopher, Etching, Focillon, Victor Louis, 1849-1918, Portraits, World's Columbian Exposition
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Victor Geza Fischer wishes President Roosevelt a happy birthday and discusses the origins of the Christopher Columbus portrait that he is sending. He believes that it is authentic, because it is an etched copy of a portrait that was in Columbus’s son Ferdinand’s house in Genoa. The etching is made by Victor Louis Focillon, who won a gold medal in graphic arts at the Chicago World’s Fair.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-27
Creator(s)
Fischer, Victor Geza, 1848-1925
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Letter from Victor Geza Fischer to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 27, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59358. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Fischer, Victor Geza, 1848-1925. Letter from Victor Geza Fischer to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59358.
APA:
Fischer, Victor Geza, 1848-1925., [1908, October 27]. Letter from Victor Geza Fischer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59358.
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 16, 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.
