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Surveyor of Customs Clarkson writes to William Loeb about a hammock which is to be sent to President Roosevelt. The hammock is a diplomatic gift from United States Minister William B. Sorsby who found the hammock while serving as a diplomat in South America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-01
President Roosevelt and the Republican elephant sit relaxed in hammocks with Roosevelt reading a quotation from Plutarch: “Rest is the sweet sauce of labor.”
The Washington Herald‘s Jack H. Smith employed a graphic meme that was an easy fallback for some political cartoonists, or an occasional specialty of some editorial cartoonists: illustrating a headline or general state of affairs rather than advocating a point of view or persuading readers through attacks or encomia.
A woman lying in a hammock daydreams of engaging in various social and sport activities with handsome young men. She imagines herself shooting, sailing, dancing, sitting on a beach, golfing, playing ping-pong and badminton, and fencing.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-07-30
Samuel A. Thompson writes to President Roosevelt with a number of suggestions and pieces of information for Roosevelt to consider when preparing for his African safari. While Thompson has not been to Africa, he has traveled in the tropics in Venezuela, and advises Roosevelt about the sorts of dangers he may face from insects and other things that, in the northern hemisphere, may be of little consequence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-30
Charles W. Fairbanks lies in a hammock reading a book as Alton B. Parker, President Roosevelt, and Henry Gassaway Davis all ride horses in the background.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-17
President Wilson relaxes on a hammock while firecrackers labeled “Mulhall,” “Lamar,” “T.R. Roast,” and “Lobby” explode around him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1913