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Photograph of Morro Castle in Havana, Cuba.
Prior to the start of the Spanish-American War, the USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor, close to Morro Castle. Photograph may have been taken by a United States Navy sailor during their voyage to Havana, Cuba in 1910.
Photograph of dozens of sailors on a covered ship deck. The sailors are wearing white uniforms and hats. “Santiago de Cuba” is printed on the reverse of the photograph.
1910
Photograph of Carl F. Straube with a note to Theodore Roosevelt on the reverse.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12
Photograph of Henry L. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Henry L. Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from March 17, 1933 to February 22, 1936 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt was a distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from April 19, 1897 to May 10, 1898.
Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from March 1913 to August 1920 under President Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt was a distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from April 19, 1897 to May 10, 1898.
Photograph of Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from March 10, 1921 to September 30, 1924 under President Warren G. Harding and President Calvin Coolidge. Roosevelt was the eldest son of Theodore Roosevelt who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from April 19, 1897 to May 10, 1898.
Photograph of Theodore Douglas Robinson as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Theodore Douglas Robinson was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from November 11, 1924 to March 4, 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge. Robinson was the nephew of Theodore Roosevelt who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from April 19, 1897 to May 10, 1898.
Group photograph of the first twenty female nurses in the United States Navy, often called the “Sacred Twenty”.
Naval History and Heritage Command
1908
Photograph of Esther Voorhees Hasson.
Esther Voorhees Hasson was one of the first twenty female Navy nurses in a group otherwise known as the “Sacred Twenty” of the Navy Nurse Corps. The Corps was established on May 13, 1908 via the Naval Appropriations Bill, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Hasson would serve as the first Superintendent from August 18, 1908 to January 10, 1911. During her tenure, she oversaw quadrupling the number of Navy nurses to 85 nurses.
Photograph of Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee in a naval uniform.
Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee was one of the first twenty female Navy nurses in a group otherwise known as the “Sacred Twenty” of the Navy Nurse Corps. The Corps was established on May 13, 1908 via the Naval Appropriations Bill, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Higbee would serve as the second Superintendent from January 20, 1911 to November 30, 1922. During her tenure, she led the Navy Nurse Corps through World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic, as well as oversaw a drastic increase in nurses in the Corps during this time. She was the first female Navy veteran to win the Navy Cross non-posthumously and was the first female Navy veteran to have a ship named after her– the USS Higbee— in 1945.
Photograph of Josephine B. Bowman in a naval uniform.
Josephine B. Bowman was one of the first twenty female Navy nurses in a group otherwise known as the “Sacred Twenty” of the Navy Nurse Corps. The Corps was established on May 13, 1908 via the Naval Appropriations Bill, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Bowman would serve as the third Superintendent from December 1, 1922 to January 1, 1935. During her tenure, she lobbied for better pay, benefits, and equal military status for women in the Corps, although this would not be achieved until 1944.
Paper with a photograph of Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt on one side and his signature with the note “good luck!” on the reverse. The note is written on Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead.
1921-1924
1904
(1901, September-1905, February) U.S. President – 1st Term
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-10
English
Three-quarter length portrait of Alice Roosevelt, standing facing left with her right arm extended over the back of a chair. A parrot sits on her wrist. She wears a hat on her head decorated with flowers.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Theodore Roosevelt speaks on a platform in the middle of a crowd at the first Progressive Party Convention in the Chicago Coliseum. Banners and signs with state names are arranged around the arena.
Following what he felt was the Republican Party’s unfair endorsement of William H. Taft for the 1912 presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt formed the Progressive, or “Bull Moose,” Party, running for president under its auspices.
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and John Hance on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
1911-03-17
A group photograph showing Archibald B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of James T. Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.
1913
Photocopy of a photograph of Quentin Roosevelt and Rosewell Flower Pinckney sitting together on steps.
1902
Photocopy of a photograph of Quentin Roosevelt and Archibald “Archie” Roosevelt–incorrectly identified– with the White House police. A quote by Alice Roosevelt Longworth about the White House Secret Service is included below the photograph.
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