Letter from William Beebe to Theodore Roosevelt
William Beebe thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter of introduction of bird capturing at lighthouses.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-11
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Lighthouses
Letter from D. J. Marx
D. J. Marx, the Acting Warrant Machinist on the USS Indiana, reports on the condition of the Plum Point Lighthouse in Kingston, Jamaica, and what was done to repair it. The reported damage to the lighthouse was likely due to an earthquake that occurred in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 14, 1907.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-18
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Achilles Ballinger
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Richard Achilles Ballinger to C. William Beebe, curator of ornithology at the New York Zoological Park. Roosevelt praises Beebe’s work in collecting American birds and supports his request to collect migratory birds near lighthouses for the park’s collection. He urges Ballinger to grant permission and facilitate communication with the appropriate bureau.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-08
Creator(s)
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Beebe
Theodore Roosevelt suggests William Beebe write to the Secretary of the Interior about lighthouse jurisdiction, and offers to write another letter if necessary. He also remarks on Beebe’s note about dark tiger beetles and later considers that lighthouses may fall under the Treasury Department.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-08
Creator(s)
Letter from William Beebe to Theodore Roosevelt
William Beebe is asking for Theodore Roosevelt’s help in obtaining permission from the Government in New York to send a man to the lighthouse and catch a bird specimen for research. Beebe also tells Roosevelt a little bit about his current research.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-05
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Report from Wilford B. Hoggatt to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Hoggatt sends President Roosevelt a report of Alaska’s administrative and legislative needs. Hoggatt believes the territory has multiple pressing needs, including more lighthouses, a new judicial division, and regulation of the growing railroad industry. He wishes to reduce the number of saloons and dance halls, believing these are centers for agitation against the government. The territory remains rich in natural resources but sparsely populated, and its mines are not producing because mining interest has largely shifted to other parts of the country. Hoggatt doesn’t feel that the territory has a large enough population or tax base to maintain its own standards of law and order, so he believes Alaska’s government not be reorganized until its future is more stable.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-24
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Light house, Manila, Philippines
Collection
Creation Date
1908
Creator(s)
Edward H. Mitchell (Publisher)
Language
English
Period
(1905, March-1909, February) U.S. President – 2nd Term
Coast Scene, Kiama
Colorized postcard of the coast of Kiama in New South Wales. Two individuals are standing on the cliff in the foreground, and a lighthouse and several buildings with red roofs can be seen in the distance.
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Creation Date
Unknown
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The President’s message epitomized
This cartoon depicts various components of President Roosevelt’s annual message, including international relations with Colombia, Canada, the Philippines, Turkey, and China; support for Civil War veterans and General Leonard Wood; and “more lighthouses for Hawaii.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12
Creator(s)
Licensed wreckers – in the hands of the receivers
Print shows a ship labeled “Wrecked Corporation” and “Insurance Co. Bankrupt” that has wrecked on rocks with a darkened lighthouse labeled “Trust” and “Justice” nearby. The light has been snuffed by “Judge” and “Corruption.” Victims of the wreck, some clinging to the ship, others in the water, are labeled “Policy Holder” and “Pillaged Policy Holder.” A rope from the ship to shore is held by a “Receiver,” a “Lawyer,” and a “Shore Shark,” and is coiled around a money bag labeled “Fee.” Another “Lawyer,” using a gaff, reaches for a barrel labeled “Fees” that bobs in the water near the ship. Standing near the lighthouse is a man labeled “Referee” who is holding a pan labeled “False Beacon” that spews illuminated smoke labeled “By Order of the Court.” The man burns papers labeled “Waste, Outrageous Extravagance, Extortion, [and] Cost.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-03-15