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In the upper left-hand corner is a Native American man standing in a canoe with a stick with “1607” in the corner. The rest of the cartoon is a much larger President Roosevelt holding a “big stick” and standing on a battleship cruising into the “Jamestown Exposition” in 1907.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-28
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna about hiking and camping in Maine. He describes some of the problems they have encountered as well as some of the more enjoyable parts of the trip.
1879-09-14
Albert J. Beveridge quotes a letter from John C. Shaffer, publisher of the Indianapolis Star, who recently purchased the Dayton Journal. Shaffer plans to unequivocally endorse President Roosevelt and his policies. Beveridge has been traveling in the depths of the Maine woods, which he feels has restored him and urges Roosevelt to rest over the summer. After he opens the Maine campaign, Beveridge plans to go on another long trip with Gifford Pinchot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-08
Anna Roosevelt Cowles is glad President Roosevelt is at Sagamore and done with all of the hand shaking. Her husband William S. Cowles was home for the Fourth of July but has returned to Washington, D.C. Cowles recommends to her brother the volume Heretics by G. K. Chesterton. The Chinese minister mentioned while visiting that he plans to give suffrage to land owners based on a conversation he had with Roosevelt. Cowles’s son William Sheffield Cowles Jr. has been homebound much of the summer to avoid catching the whooping cough which is being passed around children in town, although he is canoeing, playing tennis, and vegetable gardening. The Chinese minister and Cowles both agree that horses are preferable to automobiles, as she is “in deadly terror of running into some one.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-08
Photograph of Hook Point Camps, at Mattawamkeag Lake in Island Falls, Maine. William Wingate Sewall is listed as the proprietor with board being $2.00 per day. It also notes the “fine game section,” and that boats and canoes are provided.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-10
William W. Crosby, Secretary of the American Canoe Association, writes to President Roosevelt inviting him to become an honorary member.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-15
Colorized postcard showing four individuals riding a wave in an outrigger canoe in Hawaii.
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Postcard showing a canoe on the banks of a river with several individuals in the water. Charles C. Myers regards the Surigao River as one of the many beautiful places in the Philippines.
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Photo Supply Co.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
Postcard showing an individual in a canoe carrying barrels on a river in Iloilo, Philippines. Charles C. Myers notes that the water in some of the area’s streams is undrinkable, and therefore, water is brought in from long distances to supply the local villages.
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McIntosh, Burr; H. Hagemeister Co.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
This postcard shows a view of one of Ceylon’s rivers. The water is relatively calm. Some people stand on double canoes near the left bank of the river, while other people stand on the shore of the right bank. Both shores are lined with tall trees, and mountains can be seen rising in the background.
1908
Plâté & Co., Ceylon; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
Postcard showing a group of people in a canoe on the water in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1911
Postcard featuring Diamond Head volcano in Hawaii and two men with canoes. Charles C. Myers describes the construction and use of these canoes by the native Hawaiians.
1911
This postcard shows a view of Coconut Island, with large stands of palm trees near a sandy beach. Just offshore rides a small outrigger canoe.
1911
H. F. Hill; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
This photograph depicts a beach near a seaside hotel. Many finely dressed people sit on a wall on the edge of a beach, while many more stroll on the shaded grass behind. Several children play on the sand. Midway down the beach several figures operate a large canoe, while the hotel stands in the distance.
1911
President Roosevelt sits in a canoe and rows into a body of water.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
President Roosevelt rows a canoe. Another canoe and a sailing ship are visible in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-11
President Roosevelt faces the camera while rowing in a canoe.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-11
President Roosevelt rows in a canoe.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
President Roosevelt stands in a small boat, rowing toward shore.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-11
President Roosevelt sits in a small boat holding oars.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-11