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President Roosevelt sits at his desk writing an extensive message as a young body turns a large wheel of paper. On the wall are mounts of a “black bear” and a “bob cat” and beside Roosevelt’s desk is his suitcase and his rifle.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-24
Photograph of a bobcat in a tree.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09
President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit from Colorado to tell him about his successful hunting trip and a dog he wants to take home to Archie. He also says he has a touch of Cuban fever and cannot wait to get back to Mother. Roosevelt is sure that Kermit will enjoy his trip to Deadwood with Seth Bullock.
1905-05-02
A bobcat on top of a tree.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
A bobcat on top of a tree.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt tells C. Hart Merriam that the five bobcat skulls are Merriam’s to keep. Merriam has given Roosevelt the information he wanted about deer. Roosevelt wishes that he had known that Merriam wanted blacktail deer specimens. He could have gotten these from the Little Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-05-29
Maurice Francis Egan writes to President Roosevelt to discuss his pleasure over the peace treaty between Japan and Russia. Egan also discusses alcoholism on Native American reservations and sends a photograph of a bobcat for Ted Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-06
A timeline of major milestones and events at Sullys Hill National Game Preserve from 1867 to 1995.
1995
With Theodore Roosevelt’s assistance, C. Hart Merriam has been able to reach a conclusion regarding the bobcats of the southern Rocky Mountain region. Merriam was interested in seeing large skulls from Colorado to see if they match specimens from the Uinta Mountains. Merriam thanks Roosevelt for his contribution to the Biological Survey, and asks to keep some of the skulls. Merriam also responds to Roosevelt’s request for information about deer. Merriam has not been able to obtain a white-tailed deer specimen from any location in the far west.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-05-18