Camping--Prayer-books and devotions--English

An account of the work of Uncle Jimmy Owens, a game warden who lived and worked in the Grand Canyon and often led hunting trips in the region, including a trip for Theodore Roosevelt, Archibald B. “Archie” Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, and Nicholas Roosevelt. William M. Mace describes Owens’ efforts to control the mountain lion and cougar populations with his hunting dogs, and praises his success in protecting the area from an overabundance of these predators.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Photograph of several men, dogs, and horses in camp on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Five tents are in the background, and the camp is surrounded by trees.Theodore Roosevelt is most likely on horsback on the right side of the photograph.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt’s party’s camp under the cottonwood trees at Montezuma Well.

Comments and Context

Montezuma Well is now a part of Montezuma Castle National Monument, proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt in December 1906.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Photograph of a camp on Black Mesa. Several men in the photograph are sleeping or sitting. The man in the center, sitting up and writing, is likely Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph of Benjamin W. Wetherill, John Wetherill, and Loco with horses at a desert camp. The party is preparing to start for Rainbow Bridge.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, three Navajo men, and other members of Roosevelt’s party at camp near Rainbow Bridge. Several horses are in the background. Jesse Cummins is likely on the left of the photograph.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and four other unidentified men in a camp in the forest on the North Rim. Roosevelt is the second man from the right, facing away from the camera. Camping equipment can be seen throughout the area.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, Jesse Cummins, and several horses in a camp near Rainbow Bridge in Utah. Cooking and camping gear is seen throughout the camp.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

The Wheeler Geologic Area contains a variety of rock formations formed from volcanic tuff. The area was designated a National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, and remained so until 1950 when it was abolished and returned to the Rio Grande National Forest. It was expanded and protected in the 1960s, and in 1993 it was designated as a wilderness area. Reaching the area is difficult, but can be done via a long, 4-wheel drive road.

Collection

Rio Grande National Forest

Creation Date

Unknown

A description of how to access Wheeler Geologic Area, as well as recommendations of how best to traverse it. The road leading there is “roundabout, rough, and slow,” and requires four wheel drive after a certain point.

Collection

Rio Grande National Forest

Creation Date

1981-05

Creator(s)

Creede Ranger District

The Duluth & Iron Range Rail Road publishes an account of A. W. Tait’s canoe trip along the “Vermilion Route” in northern Minnesota’s lake regions. Vacationers can take the railroad to Ely or Tower and retrace the steps of Tait and his Native American guide, Joe Boshay

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

Boy Scouts of America’s April 17, 1911 newsletter contains seven articles. Ernest Thompson Seton compares the American Boys Scouts with the British Boy Scouts. The British scouts are more disciplined, whereas the American scouts are skillful at camping and have “greater lung power.” There is a discussion on doing a troop exchange. National Scout Commissioner Daniel Carter Beard discusses how scouts should regard men like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone as heroes rather than Jesse James or Robin Hood-type characters. The Executive Board plans to establish a Scout Masters’ School at Silver Bay, New York, in conjunction with the Boys’ Workers Camp. The two new manuals are almost ready to be published. Lorillard Spencer is planning summer activities for New York scoutmasters. New Jersey scouts are cleaning up areas to prevent mosquitoes. Italian scouts are working on propagating universal peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-17

A description of the Camp Fire Club of America’s standard of honors program including the class systems, areas of skill, and a list of honors awarded to individuals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-10

President Roosevelt camps outside of the “White House,” which is full of gifts. He reads a book entitled “The Simple Life,” as he cooks food over a fire.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02

At 9:00 a.m., President Roosevelt signs a paper that reads, “Grafting must be stopped.” At 10:00 a.m., Roosevelt points to a banner that reads, “Why certainly, Wilkes-Barre, anything to oblige.” At noon, Roosevelt holds a picnic basket and a fishing rod as he walks with several children. At 1:00 p.m., Roosevelt talks on the telephone. At 2:00 p.m., Roosevelt hands a “letter to peace conferences” to a messenger. At 4:00 p.m., Roosevelt travels in a submarine and says, “Delighted!” At 8:00 p.m., Roosevelt sits in a rocking chair writing poetry with a book of “poems” beside him. At 10:00 p.m., Roosevelt falls asleep in a tent. The moon says, “Delighted.” A handwritten note is included: Respectfully submitted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-28

President Roosevelt tells stories around the campfire to several young children. He says, “Then that bear stood right straight up on his hind legs and opened his mouth to roar. He had tusks like a walrus and his eyes glowed like coals of fire. His claws—” Caption: The President and ten of the youngsters belonging to the several Roosevelt families have been camping out at the Cape of Happy Chance, near Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-20

President Roosevelt sits and talks with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Jutarō Komura and two other men around a campfire at “Camp Sagamore.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-28

Advertisement for Edward Breck’s manual for sportsmen in North America, The Way of the Woods.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908

President Roosevelt has decided to appoint W. Cameron Forbes to the Philippine Commission. Roosevelt will gladly stay with Senator Lodge in Nahant, Massachusetts, on Monday. Roosevelt has also recently concluded a somewhat trying camping trip with his children that included 16 miles of rowing. Roosevelt received a nice letter from Senator George Frisbie Hoar, and shall announce Oliver Wendell Holmes’s appointment to the United States Supreme Court today.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-08-11

This video is a collection of several photographs related to Theodore Roosevelt, including Roosevelt with Prince Heinrich of Prussia, Roosevelt near a tent, Roosevelt on safari and wearing a pith helmet, and several portraits of the entire Roosevelt family.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

Unknown