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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.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1938-05-20
Joseph Bucklin Bishop shares with President Roosevelt that Colonel George W. Goethals, chairman and chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission, finds the administrative body “cumbersome and inefficient” and wants it reformed. Bishop is preparing a report on August’s work results for publication.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-19
President Roosevelt operating a steam shovel during his visit to the Panama Canal dig site.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-11-26
President Roosevelt sitting in a steam shovel
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-11-30
President Roosevelt speaking to a group of workmen beside a steam shovel
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-11-26
Completion record for job #285 named “Excavating Slide.” The job was to remove a section of a slumping butte threatening to damage the park road within the southern unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. Project removed about 5500 cubic feet of earth from the slump along the east entrance road.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1940
Joseph Bucklin Bishop reports to President Roosevelt on the status of the construction and workers at the Panama Canal. The social discontent following Chief Engineer John F. Stevens’s departure has primarily resolved, and Colonel George W. Goethals has proved himself a capable replacement. Bishop attended his first Isthmian Canal Commission meeting and finds its members “able and intelligent,” and “actively engaged.” At the current pace, excavation will be complete in five to six years, and construction of the dam and lock can commence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-18
Joseph Bucklin Bishop updates President Roosevelt on his arrival to the Canal Zone. Colonel George W. Goethals, chief engineer and chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, welcomed him and looked forward to Bishop’s aid. Bishop reports that the work is progressing “splendidly,” and it appears the dissatisfaction among the workers has been resolved. Excited by what he sees, Bishop thanks Roosevelt for sending him. He closes by describing his proposed semi-weekly newspaper for the “regular dissemination of accurate information about the canal.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-13
President Roosevelt is “dee-lighted” as he watches men dig along the canal route. On a nearby sign, the words “Wanted!! More Picks!” combined with the dust obscuring the workers indicates that the job is going to be done quickly. However, some of the hats that peak up above the dig are labeled “Overseer” and “Gang Boss.” A teddy bear leans around Roosevelt and peeks through binoculars.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906