Just made for each other
William H. Taft sits on a hammock with the “G.O.P.” elephant, wooing her with a box of “Ohio Bonbons.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1907-07-24
Your TR Source
Puck, v. 61, no. 1586
A surprise party at Oyster Bay
A group of men make a surprise nighttime visit to Theodore Roosevelt, wearing pajamas, at Oyster Bay. Edward Henry Harriman carries a basket of lemons, James Roscoe Day carries a basket of “More Lemons,” Bellamy Storer carries a cake labeled “From Dear Maria” (his wife Maria Longworth Storer), Benjamin R. Tillman carries a watermelon, Chester I. Long carries a platter of “Welsh Rabbit” (possibly a reference to Herbert Welsh), and Joseph W. Bailey carries a bunch of bananas. Joseph Benson Foraker stands in the background, tipping his hat to Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1907-07-24