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Theodore Roosevelt writes frankly to an unknown person with a laboratory who performs “artificifial conditions” for experiments on various birds and mammals, such as the oryx and zebra. Roosevelt openly calls this unknown person’s theories nonsensical, and proceeds to explain why the person is wrote before the letter cuts off.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
At top left a woman wearing feathers and fur stands near a dead bird and a fox caught in a trap. At top right a hunter has shot a deer. The bottom right shows a laboratory scene with Alexis Carrel and Jacques Loeb dissecting an animal in a laboratory. The bottom left shows Dr. Simon Flexner keeping a bedside vigil for a sick child.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1914-01-24
Two men in a make-shift laboratory are about to operate on a live rabbit. A group of concerned citizens has entered on the left, attempting to stop the operation. The spirits of many past victims of illnesses are on the right imploring the men to continue with their research for the sake of humanity. Caption: The Sentimentalists — For mercy’s sake, stop! / The Sufferers — For humanity’s sake, go on!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-02-22