A bucking bronco showing off for the President – Roosevelt Day, Cheyenne, Wyoming
A bucking bronco as a crowd looks on
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-07-28
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Cowboys
No use kicking – cowboys saddling a wild horse, Roosevelt Day, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Men look on as cowboys try to saddle a horse
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-07-28
“Pot luck” with the “boys” – President Roosevelt’s cowboy breakfast at Hugo, Colorado
President Roosevelt serving himself food as cowboys look on.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-06-11
“Pot luck” with the “boys” – President Roosevelt’s cowboy breakfast at Hugo, Colorado
President Roosevelt standing with cowboys as breakfast cooks on a fire.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-06-11
Cowboys following the train and cheering President Roosevelt, Hugo, Colorado
Cheering cowboys following the train carrying President Roosevelt
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-06-12
Letter from Mary Alice Sherman Sewall to Annie Corliss
Mary Alice Sherman Sewall describes life and ranch activities at the Elkhorn Ranch for her sister.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1886-06-13
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to John B. Collins
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks John B. Collins for his “kind remembrance” of Roosevelt’s appearance at the Stock Growers Convention in Miles City, Montana. Roosevelt was very pleased with the reception he received in Miles City from both citizens and cowboys.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-26
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Carolyn A. Smith
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Carolyn A. Smith that there are cow-punchers of different nationalities besides American and English, including Mexican, German, and French.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-19
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Don Hardy
President Roosevelt wishes Don Hardy, his “companion of the old cow punching days,” a merry Christmas and happy New Year.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John S. Truscott
President Roosevelt cannot make such a long trip while Congress is in session. Roosevelt fondly remembers being a delegate for the Little Missouri Stockmen’s Association.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Daniel W. Meredith
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt advises Daniel W. Meredith the cattle ranching business is down and Meredith would not be profitable for a long time.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-19
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lewis F. Foster
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Lewis F. Foster for the calendar he sent. Roosevelt jokes he is no “broncho [sic]-buster,” despite doing ranch work in the past.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-25
Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot recommends Alexander Proctor as the sculptor for a statue of Buffalo Bill. Pinchot thinks Proctor “knows and understands the West, and the spirit of the West.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-03-10
Letter from Carolyn A. Smith to Theodore Roosevelt
Carolyn A. Smith asks Theodore Roosevelt a specific question about cowboys for her essay on cowboy life to present to her literary society, the Kenilworth Society.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-15
Letter from Don Hardy to Theodore Roosevelt
Don Hardy wishes President Roosevelt a merry Christmas. Hardy respects Roosevelt’s decision not to seek renomination and hopes his successor carries on his work.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-01
Letter from Arthur M. Beaupre to Theodore Roosevelt
Minister to the Argentine Republic Beaupre sends President Roosevelt a belt worn by “one of the most picturesque specimens of the Argentine Gaucho.” The belt, which had been in the man’s family for seventy-five years, is an excellent example of a now-vanishing culture, much like the cowboys in the American West.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-05
Letter from Anthony J. Gavin to Theodore Roosevelt
Anthony J. Gavin wishes President Roosevelt a happy birthday, and hopes he will have many many more happy birthdays. Gavin has painted a picture of a cowboy for Roosevelt to remind Roosevelt of pleasant moments he passed in the saddle, both in the west and with their noble regiment.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-26
Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson regrets asking if there was a position available for William. R. Blair. Robinson generally avoids politics. He regrets he cannot accept Roosevelt’s offer to stop by Sagamore as their schedules conflict. Monroe and Stewart have returned from their trip to Merrifield’s ranch. They enjoyed playing cowboys and had a successful hunting trip. They are off to Harvard tomorrow.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-24