Hiking

Written on back “Resting at the foot of the pillars”

Collection

Rio Grande National Forest

Creation Date

1918

Written on back “A steep climb up the hill of white rock, but by water courses. The crest of the great divide in the background.

Collection

Rio Grande National Forest

Creation Date

1918

A description of how to access Wheeler Geologic Area, as well as recommendations of how best to traverse it. The road leading there is “roundabout, rough, and slow,” and requires four wheel drive after a certain point.

Collection

Rio Grande National Forest

Creation Date

1981-05

Creator(s)

Creede Ranger District

“The Roosevelt Bears Out West” is number 17 in a series of postcards depicting scenes from Seymour Eaton’s “Roosevelt Bears” books.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1907-10-23

Postcard poking fun at President Roosevelt’s enthusiasm for simplified spelling. Cartoon image of Roosevelt meeting with “Fatigued Ferdinand” on a hiking trail. A humorous conversation between the two takes place in simplified spelling with Ferdinand asking Roosevelt for a job. “Helena” is written in pencil on the reverse of the postcard. It is unclear whether this refers to a name or part of an address.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1906-1907

Kermit Roosevelt describes the Roosevelt family’s visit to Scotland and the various families with whom they have socialized. He recounts a horse riding mishap and their plans to visit Edinburgh, Scotland.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1910-06-09

The Captain heard that Robert Harry Munro Ferguson was not well and Kermit Roosevelt gave him Ferguson’s address so they could correspond. Roosevelt is completing his exams and looks forward to visiting the Fergusons.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1909-02-10

Leslie’s Weekly features a black and white illustration of President Roosevelt walking with another man, who is wiping his brow, with the Washington Monument in the background. Image caption is “President Roosevelt’s Favorite Recreation.” The illustration is signed T. Dart Walker, in the lower right corner.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-12-26

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt updates Robert Harry Munro Ferguson on the health of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ted Roosevelt. Roosevelt will see Ferguson while he is in New York. He describes his most recent “Sunday scramble” with the children.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-22

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is looking forward to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s return. He hopes Ferguson will visit this winter. Roosevelt recounts his recent hiking endeavors with various companions.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1897-11-01

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt hadn’t seen the poem before, but it is a “bully” one. He is concerned about fireworks in Washington, D.C. Roosevelt details the guests that will attend Quentin Roosevelt’s upcoming christening and promises to send a photograph of Ethel Roosevelt. He wishes Robert Harry Munro Ferguson could take part in their “Sunday scrambles.”

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1897-12-22

Commissioner Roosevelt has several dinner engagements for the weekend and asks if Robert Harry Munro Ferguson will join him for lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Roosevelt details plans for horseback riding and a walk up Rock Creek if Ferguson is willing.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1890-1900

Theodore Roosevelt begins by stating that he did not expect to speak today, and therefore he asks his listeners to excuse his “costume.” He is dressed for a visit to Yosemite National Park with John Muir. He then highlights the beauty and prosperity of California. Having visited the state for the first time, he now understands why it is important for the nation to invest in its development, even proportionately higher investment than in any other state. He ends by commenting on the people and the duties of citizenship, which are the same throughout the nation: leading lives with a spirit of decency, courage, and common sense.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-15

A member of the clergy, a strict “Sabbatarian,” observes and deplores people engaging in various Sunday activities, including boating and bicycling. In the center vignette, Satan objects to the Sunday outings, too, because they seem “to make people better, instead of worse.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-05-26

Vignettes depict man’s return to nature through scenes of hiking, hunting, and camping. Some scenes show a palatial “shack in the woods,” deer being groomed and fed on “The day before open season,” a woman camping with several of the comforts of home, and men hunting moose from an automobile.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1910-07-20

Postcard with colorized photo of Theodore Roosevelt, an “Excursion Steamer.” The unknown author sends cheers for the Hiking Club and suggests, with more practice, that Earl Tinkelpaugh could walk to Chicago, Illinois, in the fall.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

Unknown

President Roosevelt has appointed Admiral George Converse and tells of taking Secretaries Morton and Moody out to Rock Creek for a strenuous walk that both men underestimated. Roosevelt is enamored with Washington, D.C., and with his wife Edith Roosevelt, who delights in an unusual variety of activities there. As the election approaches, Roosevelt reflects on his legacy and the importance of his work in office and in life.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-07-30

Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the presents and describes what he intends to buy for himself. He details a hike with son Ted and house guest Bob, who came for Thanksgiving, including the shooting of a possum. He enjoys the fact his work as Police Commissioner has put him in contact with the philanthropic work in the city.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-11-29

Theodore Roosevelt lists his recent dinner guests for sister Anna Roosevelt. He is going to take the children for their weekly “scramble” up Rock Creek. He has been working very hard in the office and on his books.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-04-07

Theodore Roosevelt describes to his mother from his trip into the backwoods of Maine with his guide Bill Sewall. He describes setting up camp, the food, dragging the boat upstream, the scenery, and hunting.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1879-09-14