Canyons

Ben Lilly describes his hunting adventures to Theodore Roosevelt, noting the names of mountains, valleys, rivers, and canyons in Mexico and New Mexico where he hunts and kills bears and lions. Lilly lists the measurements of the front and hind paws which he uses to track the bears. Lilly is planning to go to Alaska in April and asks if Roosevelt knows of a magazine or paper who would pay for Lilly’s expertise for hunting game in Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-05

Creator(s)

Lilly, Ben, 1856-1936

Dirt being graded during construction of U.S. Interstate 94, looking west from Painted Canyon.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1964-05

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Johnson, Einar Leonard, 1936-

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #11 for fine grading near upper Cedar Canyon, including a job narrative, maps, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-06-11

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #14 to conduct a grade line survey beyond Cedar Canyon, included is a job narrative, job completion information, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-08-20

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #9 to work on one mile of park road above Cedar Canyon; included is a job narrative, job completion information, approval papers, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-05-20

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job application for project #8 to install a wood guard rail near lower Cedar Canyon. A job narrative, job completion information, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed are included.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-11-01

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job application and completion record for project #4 to do fine grading near Cedar Canyon. A job narrative, approval forms, and job completion information are included.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-08-20

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

A “third term” bear chases President Roosevelt into the “national convention 1908” canyon.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-14

Photograph of a Painted Canyon comfort station in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1968-11-28

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Cunningham, Robert C., 1936-

Photograph of the Little Missouri River looking toward the Squaw Creek Campground and Cedar Canyon. Photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1936-1937

Creator(s)

Fairbank, Chandler D. (Chandler Davenport), 1908-1994

Photograph of a sunset over the Little Missouri River looking toward the Squaw Creek Campground and Cedar Canyon. Photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1936-1937

Creator(s)

Fairbank, Chandler D. (Chandler Davenport), 1908-1994

This photograph of the Little Missouri River looking toward Cedar Canyon from Civilian Conservation Corps camp was taken in the North Unit of the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1936-1937

Creator(s)

Fairbank, Chandler D. (Chandler Davenport), 1908-1994

Newly constructed Jules Creek Bridge near Wind Canyon.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1961-11

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Rouse, Homer L., 1936-1996

Photograph of Painted Canyon after the blizzard of December 17, 1964, in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1964-12-20

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Wintch, Michael Ott, 1937-

Photograph of spring ice flow from thawing temperatures on the Little Missouri River at Wind Canyon in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1967-03-01

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Huntzinger, David H., 1927-2002

Photograph of a scenic badlands canyon as seen from the park road in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1958-06

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Kirk, Louis

Photograph of the Little Missouri River at Wind Canyon with a sandstone formation in the foreground in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1958-08

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Boucher, Jack E.

Judge Alton B. Parker pulls a donkey to safety across a bridge constructed of planks labeled “Conservatism, Sanity, Tariff Reform, [and] Anti-Trust.” Falling into the chasm are William Jennings Bryan, hanging onto the “Financial Plank,” and David B. Hill. The donkey’s bridle is labeled “Telegram.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-07-27

Photograph showing J. L. Brace with two horses standing at the edge of Marble Canyon.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1893-1982

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1915

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Period

Unknown