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Part of “Theodore Roosevelt: His Life Reviewed in Pictures,” this photo shows the front of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, a recreation of the home where Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858. Caption on verso summarizes how Roosevelt became president and lists some of his accomplishments.
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President Roosevelt instructs Gifford Pinchot to refer to Walter Hines Page as “Walter H. Page of North Carolina” rather than as editor of World’s Work, New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-12
President Roosevelt gladly accepts the invitation to join the committee that will properly commemorate the birthplace of John Calvin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-22
Theodore Roosevelt gives Leo Glasel his congratulations for having the meeting of his club in the house where Roosevelt was born.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-20
President Roosevelt hopes that he did not credit “Old Rough and Ready,” i.e. Zachary Taylor, to the wrong state. He is confident Taylor was born in Virginia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-25
Herman Wronkow, a real estate investor in New York, requests President Roosevelt to be an executor of his will. Wronkow previously contacted Roosevelt because he had purchased the brownstone where Roosevelt was born, at 28 East 20th Street. Wronkow mentions that he is a Civil War veteran, of the Third Georgia Regiment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-20
Postcard showing the house in which Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. Text on the front of the postcard notes the library and historical museum in the adjoining house. Text on the reverse states that the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association is responsible for the birthplace and museum. A handwritten note is also included on the reverse.
1938
Postcard featuring a drawing of the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt at 28 East 20th Street in New York City. A small, circular portrait of Roosevelt is in the upper left corner of the postcard. A horse-drawn carriage and several people can be seen in front of the home.
1920
Postcard showing the nursery in the Roosevelt House in New York City. A bed, a crib, and several chairs are seen throughout the room, which is covered in decorative wallpaper. Text on the reverse notes that the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association is responsible for the house and the museum. A handwritten note mentions a visit to the home.
1938
Postcard showing a brown brick house with lettering “Charles Dickens Birthplace February 7th 1812.”
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Nearby this church is the old home and birthplace of the noted author Cha Dickens. This old brick building is still in good preserve and is in a very cheerful locality, on Commercial Road, not far from the Town Hall and also nearby.”
Photograph shows reproduction of an etching by Ernest David Roth of the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1965
Photograph shows birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt at #28 East 20th Street while under restoration by the Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Committee.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1922
This film opens with exterior views of Theodore Roosevelt’s birthplace, Roosevelt House, on its dedication day. Bought and restored by the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association, the brownstone is officially opened to visitors on October 27, 1923. There are views of street crowds. The Gloria Trumpeters, four young women in Grecian costume herald the event with trumpet music from the balcony of Roosevelt House. There is a view of William T. Manning, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, who is to deliver an opening prayer. The next scene is of Governor Gifford Pinchot and his wife Cornelia Bryce Pinchot of Pennsylvania, Acting Mayor of New York City, Murray Hulbert, and other unidentified guests arriving.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1923-10-27
Birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt is shown after conversion for commercial use and shortly before being torn down.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1916
Fundraising brochure created for the campaign to raise $250,000 to reconstruct “Roosevelt House.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1919-1923
Poster advertising a benefit outing for “Roosevelt House,” to be held at “Longue Vue” in Hastings-on-Hudson on June 2.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1923
This photograph shows the construction of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. A sign on the building reads “Tide-Water Building Co. / Contractors / 16 E. 33 St., N.Y.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1921
This is the small commercial building at the address where Theodore Roosevelt’s original birthplace once stood. Robert Roosevelt’s home (#26) stands to the immediate west (right side of photograph).
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1919