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Too much on it

Too much on it

Uncle Sam’s Christmas tree is about to topple over onto him because there are too many heavy ornaments near the top, including a red devil labeled “Politician,” a cannon labeled “Sherman Law,” a jack-in-the-box labeled “Wickersham,” a basket filled with food labeled “Cost of Living,” a parrot labeled “Woman Suffrage,” a ball labeled “Increased Taxes,” a large book labeled “Over-Legislation,” another ball with a “$” and the face of big business, an automobile labeled “Extravagance,” a large ball labeled “Bill” with the face of President Taft, and an angel labeled “Teddy.” Caption: Uncle Sam’s Christmas crash.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1911-12-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday

Theodore Roosevelt compliments zoologist William T. Hornaday on his pamphlet on the sage grouse. He wants Hornaday to use his name on behalf of a six years closed season on grouse, prairie chicken and quail in most places. Roosevelt is unhappy about the photographs of “the game-boys in automobiles.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-12-20

Letter from H. Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from H. Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

H. Hay wishes President Roosevelt a happy New Year and congratulates him on his recent work as president. Hay continues to hope for an “Anglo Saxon alliance.” He would also like the United States and England to cooperate on simplified spelling and the adoption of the metric system. Hay describes his hunting in India and asks if Roosevelt has started using a “motor car.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-10