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President Roosevelt and Judge Alton Brooks Parker meet as boxers in a boxing ring, shaking hands before the start of the match. Uncle Sam, as the referee, stands in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-07-20
President Roosevelt as a boxer sits on a stool with his arms resting on the ropes in the near corner of a boxing ring, waiting for a challenger to enter the ring and sit in the vacant chair in the “Democratic Corner.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-06-01
Albert T. Sinclair thanks Theodore Roosevelt for answering his letter, and outlines the various scholars and professors he has already attempted to speak to about Celts and Celtic languages. Roosevelt’s letter satisfied what Sinclair has feared, namely that there is no one with the time and equipment necessary to do the work, and he pledges himself to do the best he can with it. Sinclair also comments on some boxers he met, and reminisces about his time in Ireland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-23
A postcard featuring the year “1907” printed in red on the front. Black and white portraits of President Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, and boxing legend James J. Jeffries are printed in the numbers 9, 0, and 7, respectively. The words “I wish you Roosevelt’s luck, Rockefeller’s wealth, Jeffries’ health,” are printed at the top of the postcard. There is no message written on the back of the postcard, only the address of Mr. A. H. Beatus. The postmark is dated December 31, 1906.
1906-12-31
A group of boxers stands behind a large boxer who is giving Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary a jeweled belt labeled “Championship.” Papers, probably from Peary’s lectures, extend from a pocket of his fur coat. They state “Cook’s a faker,” “I’ll show him up,” and “Bluff.” (Cartoon probably refers to boxers being known for their pre-fight taunting bluster.)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909-10-06
In a theatrical production of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, heavyweight champion boxer Jack Johnson stands over Simon Legree, whom he has knocked to the stage with one punch. Caption: Uncle Tom (to Simon Legree) — Did ah heah yo’ say, White Man, dat yo’ done own Me, body an’ soul? Huh?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-06-22
Eight stagecoaches stand in a procession, each jammed with passengers. Riding in the first coach, labeled “Republican Harmony Coach,” are Chester Alan Arthur, Roscoe Conkling, James Gillespie Blaine, John Alexander Logan, Ulysses S. Grant, J. D. Cameron, George William Curtis, John Sherman, John F. Miller(?) and an unidentified man. Riding in the second coach, labeled “Dem. Love Feast Coach” and “One Republican thrown in to please Mr. Dana,” are Charles A. Dana, Benjamin F. Butler, Edward Cooper, Rutherford B. Hayes, Franklin Edson, Samuel J. Tilden, John Kelly, and Hubert O. Thompson. Riding in the third coach, labeled “Heavy Hack,” are Cardinal John McCloskey, Robert Green Ingersoll, “Jacobs, Potter, Storrs,” Howard Crosby, Henry Ward Beecher, and Theodore Tilton. Riding in the fourth coach, labeled “Monopoly,” are William H. Vanderbilt, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, Jay Gould, and a box labeled Henry Clay. Riding in the fifth coach, labeled “Thespis,” are Lester Wallack, Rose Coghlan, Marie Geistinger, “T.P., J.E. Pearson, Levy,” Dion Boucicault, Edward Harrigan, and Tony Hart. The sixth coach is labeled “Homeopathy”; the seventh coach is labeled “Allopathy”; and the eighth coach is labeled “The Bruiser.” The horses pulling this last coach wear boxing gloves. Caption: [If this takes, we will have another one next year.]
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-06-13