Cars on Interstate 94
Photograph of traffic on Interstate 94 passing through the North Dakota Badlands along the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1968-04-22
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Automobiles
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott
President Roosevelt congratulates Lawrence F. Abbott and his wife Winifred Buck Abbott on their automobile and wishes he could have attended the fair. Since he is writing for Scribner’s Magazine while in Africa, Roosevelt does not think he should write anything for The Outlook. He will, however, accumulate materials to write about for The Outlook at a later time. He recommends both Lawrence F. Abbott and Lyman Abbott read Holman Day’s article on prohibition, which he says shows the need for a local option.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-22
Creator(s)
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt tells Kermit that the whole family is looking forward to his visit the following week. He notes that his sister Corinne Robinson and her husband Douglas Robinson have been visiting. Roosevelt says he took Douglas Robinson on a ride with Edith Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. He also notes that their horse Roswell is sensitive to automobiles.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-16
Creator(s)
Letter from James S. Heberling to Theodore Roosevelt
James S. Heberling asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the celebration of Founder’s Day in October.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-12
Creator(s)
Letter from William Northrup McMillan to Theodore Roosevelt
Sir William Northrup McMillan expresses to Theodore Roosevelt that he, along with his brother, Harry Adams, will visit on September 14, 1911, traveling by motorcar named the “Jinja Waja.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-10
Creator(s)
Letter from Robert B. Roosevelt to William Loeb
Robert B. Roosevelt desires to call on President Roosevelt on Tuesday, September 17, 1907 at 2:45 p.m. and asks William Loeb to let him know if there is any objection to his coming up to the house with his car.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-11
Creator(s)
Exceeding the speed limit
President Roosevelt speeds ahead on a car labeled, “Roosevelt policy.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-21
T. R.: “Anything in sight Bill?”
President Roosevelt is driving a “U.S. Government” automobile with Secretary of War William H. Taft seated next to him in the front and Uncle Sam in the back seat. Behind them is the aftermath of their reckless driving: a “Panama” wagon, a “Cuban Revolution” man, and a “beef” cow. They have just run over a man labeled “Brownsville affair” and are headed for a “Storer” chicken. Caption: T. R.: “Anything in sight Bill?”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02
Creator(s)
Hey, thar, chow-fur, be a leetul more keerful!”
President Roosevelt drives Uncle Sam and a patriotic lady in a car. A “red tape” rooster and “old fogyism” pig run away. An old man labeled “United States Senate” tries to wave him down. Caption: The decrepit Senate shouts a warning in behalf of the coddled pets of its establishment.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-27
Creator(s)
Now that the war is over
In the upper left cartoon, President Roosevelt jumps off the “Brooklyn Bridge.” In the upper right, Roosevelt rides in a barrel at Niagara Falls. In the bottom left, Roosevelt drives a “1000 horsepower ‘smasher car'” in the “International Automobile Contest.” In the bottom right, Roosevelt rides in an “air ships” with a “gasoline tank.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09
Creator(s)
Project superintendent riding in 1904 Sears
Civilian Conservation Corps project superintendent Robert Horton rides in a 1904 Sears automobile owned by company blacksmith Chris Lind in the North Unit of the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1936-1937
Creator(s)
Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees riding in 1904 Sears
Civilian Conservation Corps project superintendent Robert Horton and enrollees ride in a 1904 Sears automobile owned by company blacksmith Chris Lind in the North Unit of the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1936-1937
Creator(s)
1904 Sears automobile
Civilian Conservation Corps blacksmith Chris Lind drives his 1904 Sears automobile in the North Unit of the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1936-1937
Creator(s)
Civilian Conservation Corps project superintendent
Photograph of the Civilian Conservation Corps project superintendent Robert Horton leaning on a car. Photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1936-1937
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt arrive at the wedding of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt shakes the hand of a police officer.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910-06-20
Creator(s)
Automobile at the wedding of Eleanor Butler Alexander and Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
An automobile drives away from the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City on the day of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s wedding as crowds look on.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910-06-20
Creator(s)
Women in an automobile
A typical advertisement from the fashion journals of the time. This photo depicts four women in an open top automobile.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908-1910
Creator(s)
Motor veil advertisement
A typical advertisement from the fashion journals of the early 1900s. This one advertises a motor veil to be worn by women while riding in automobiles.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910
Creator(s)
Women and child in an automobile
A typical advertisement from the fashion journals of the time. This photograph shows two women and a child in an open top automobile.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908-1910
Creator(s)
William Frederick Travers O’Connor
The author William Frederick Travers O’Connor in an automobile of the period, taken near Lhasa.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-1910