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Photograph of Judge Paul W. Lebo, longtime resident of Medora, North Dakota, at the Joe Ferris General Store.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-03-31
Group photograph of longtime residents of Medora, North Dakota, at the Joe Ferris General Store. Pictured (left to right): George R. Osterhout, Benton C. Bird, T. Frank Roberts, Judge Paul W. Lebo, Jacob J. Tomamichel, and John F. Reilly.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-03-31
Group photograph of longtime residents of Medora, North Dakota, at the Joe Ferris General Store. Pictured (left to right): First row – T. Frank Roberts, Jacob J. Tomamichel, Benton C. Bird, Judge Paul W. Lebo, and J. C. Rasmussen. Second row – Harry F. Roberts, John F. Reilly, Byron T. Connell, William McCarty, William W. Kunkel, and George R. Osterhout.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-03-31
Group photograph of longtime residents of Medora, North Dakota, standing on the Joe Ferris General Store porch.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-03-31
Photograph of Judge Paul W. Lebo, longtime resident of Medora, North Dakota, sitting at his desk in the Billings County Courthouse.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-03-31
The Deputy Register of Deeds for Billings County, North Dakota, responds to Dr. Albert T. Volwiler’s request for information regarding land ownership by Theodore Roosevelt. The deputy states that Roosevelt “owned land under the old survey” and as a result, “we have no record of any holdings of his in this county.” He offers names of local individuals to contact who may know more.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1918-04-01
Historian Chester L. Brooks is sending a piece of metal found near the Elkhorn Ranch that he believes may be connected to artillery equipment used during the Sully Expeditions. He requests Dana Wright’s opinion.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1955-04-18
Judge Lebo relates being told that on the frontier deer and beaver were often consumed.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-01-16
Series of interviews by Park Historian Ray H. Mattison with pioneers of Billings County, North Dakota, who met Theodore Roosevelt during his time in the North Dakota badlands.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unknown
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit Roosevelt, who is currently on a trip in the Dakotas, and reminisces about his own time there. Life at Sagamore Hill is pleasant, and Roosevelt updates Kermit on the comings and goings and activities happening around the place.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-18
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
Paul L. Beaubien reports on a trip he made to Theodore Roosevelt National Park to try to ascertain where the Elkhorn Ranch had been. He and Ray H. Mattison were able to approximate the location closely by comparing the terrain with photographs taken of the area by Theodore Roosevelt in 1886. While there is no evidence remaining on the surface, Beaubien believes that excavation in the area may reveal artifacts. Beaubien also describes a number of other visits he made to sites in the area, and includes photographs of the Elkhorn Ranch site.
1950-08-25
George Alexander Grant, National Park Service photographer, writes to Allyn F. Hanks, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, regarding photographs Grant took of long-time Medora residents. Grant apologizes for the delay in getting the photographs processed and informs Hanks that he has mailed some prints but not all of them. Grant also notes that prints should be sent to Russell Reid, historian for the state of North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-11-26