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President Roosevelt will do what James Bronson Reynolds suggests, and asks him to send the canal reports. He shares Reynolds’s opinion regarding renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes. While the state leaders are justified in their strong opposition to Hughes, Roosevelt believes they will accept his judgment and renominate Hughes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-21
President Roosevelt has received Secretary Hay’s letter. Senator Lodge will support the canal treaty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-28
Charles C. Bull writes to Theodore Roosevelt about progress on the Panama Canal construction, which he says is going well. He states his opinion that though he opposes “white slaves traffic,” as by law women cannot be brought across country lines for “immoral” purposes, he says there is a problem in Panama where there are too many canal workers and too few prostitutes, and the prostitutes that are there have venereal diseases. Bull thinks there needs to be a way to bring (specifically white) prostitutes who have freely chosen the vocation to Panama and to have better health monitoring. He discusses San Francisco politics and greater U.S. politics, stating he will not support William H. Taft and he does not think the Republican Party will do well the next couple of terms, so he hopes the Democratic Party runs a presidential candidate he does not dislike too much so he does not have to vote Socialist. Lastly, he believes part of the Panama Canal construction area is not well fortified and is vulnerable to potential attack.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-14
William H. Taft is aware of the controversy and criticism around Cromwell but feels that he is honest and loyal and could be beneficial on the canal matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-30
John Hay returns a letter from Andrew Carnegie to President Roosevelt. Hay denies congratulating Carnegie as the Senate did not accept the amendments of the first canal treaty and prophecy by Carnegie was not fortunate after all.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-07
President Roosevelt, dressed in white, passes through the Culebra Cut on the canal railroad.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-02
Scenes of the Panama Canal, generally in the natural order of passage, from a ship moving from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The ship passes by the Panamanian city of Colón on the Atlantic end, through the channel to Gatun Locks and into Gatun Lake, with views of the Gatun spillway and the Chagres River. From here she passes from Gaillard Cut (Culebra Cut), into the Pedro Miguel Locks and into Miraflores Lake; then through the Miraflores Locks and into the final portion of the canal, passing the Canal Zone towns of Ancon, Balboa, and Balboa Heights. Final views are of the Ancon Hospital (Gorgas Hospital) and the United States Administration Building at Balboa.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1919
A variety of boats and ships, as balloon aircraft loaded with tourists and travelers, float above the Panama Canal. It is suggested that the age of aviation will render the canal obsolete. Caption: At which distant day ocean navigation will be a trifle out of date.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-01-31
Uncle Sam, with a bundle of papers labeled “Canal Plans,” pats a diminutive man, wearing a hat labeled “Panama,” on the shoulder. The man smiles broadly and is leaning on a large sword. Canal construction equipment is just offshore, in the background. Caption: Uncle Sam — Well! Well! You boys have at last had a revolution which will help the whole world.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-11-25
A railroad lobbyist puts on a puppet show. The puppets, labeled “Nicaragua Route” and “Panama Route,” stand in opposition to each other. Caption: Railroad Lobbyist — The railroads won’t have to compete with a canal so long as I can keep these figures fighting.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-04-23
A bulldog labeled “Jingoism” stands in a ditch labeled “Nicaragua Canal” confronting animals representing European countries: the British Lion holding a pick labeled “England,” a boar labeled “Germany,” the Russian Bear leaning on a shovel, a donkey labeled “Spain,” a rooster labeled “France,” and a monkey labeled “Italy.” Each wants a piece of the construction of the canal.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-01-16
A huge man, representing “Transcontinental R.R. Interests,” holds many strings linked to members of the U.S. Senate to stall legislation on a “Nicaragua Canal Treaty.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-01-09
The mythological figure Hermes/Mercury, as “Commerce,” stands atop a cliff, extending his arm to “Peace” standing on a cliff opposite, with the Nicaragua Canal separating them. On the cliff below Hermes, Uncle Sam stands on a ladder supported by John Bull. Uncle Sam is placing a sign that states, “Notice No Fighting on These Premises.” Another man labeled “Jingo” is pulling on the tails of Uncle Sam’s coat.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-03-14
View of Georgetown Heights with the Alexandria Aqueduct Bridge in the background crossing the Potomac River. The Aqueduct Bridge is shown its first incarnation as a means of transporting canal boats from Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the Alexandria Canal. Mason’s Island, later called Theodore Roosevelt Island, is seen in the distance.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
1864
The Alexandria Aqueduct Bridge in its original incarnation as a means for transporting canal boats across the Potomac River between the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Alexandria Canal. The Chesapeake and Ohio is visible in the foreground while Mason’s Island, later Theodore Roosevelt Island, can be seen in the distance.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
1864
The Alexandria Aqueduct Bridge in its second incarnation as a connection between Georgetown and Virginia. The bottom level is a canal for cargo boats while the top level is a roadway.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
1870
The Alexandria Aqueduct Bridge is a double level bridge with a canal on the bottom level and a roadway on the top level. Georgetown can be seen in the distance.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
1880
A cargo boat is being transported across the Alexandria Aqueduct Bridge. The aqueduct was constructed for transport of boats from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal across the Potomac River to the Alexandria Canal.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Unknown
President Roosevelt addresses the crowd at the dedication of the Roosevelt Dam in Arizona and tells them about how the dam came to be. He knows the value of irrigation to the west, and through hard work, he was able to convince the east of the necessity of irrigation. Roosevelt congratulates all of the people involved with the construction of the dam and reflects on the honor of having the dam named after him. He considers the two material achievements he is most proud of in his administration to be the construction of the Panama Canal and the irrigation work in the western United States. Roosevelt also further reflects on what it means to be a citizen and the duty of Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-18
President Roosevelt would prefer to have outright control of the canal route and does not believe that Colombia has the right to permanently “block one of the world’s great highways.” However, Roosevelt cannot express his feelings publicly as this would be taken as an effort to incite an insurrection in Panama. Item includes typewritten and shorthand copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-10