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Theodore Roosevelt in safari outfit, pith helmet, and cartridge belt, holds a rifle and stands behind a dead lion. This image was used as the frontispiece of his book African Game Trails.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1909-1910
This drawing shows a lion charging Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt in Africa. Philip Goodwin was sent by Chas. Scribner’s Sons to make drawings for Theodore Roosevelt’s book that was to be published on his return. Some, including this one, were published in African Game Trails.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Charles Jesse Jones sends photographs of a “catalo robe” and two captured wood buffalo calves. He provides details on the calves’ capture. Jones thanks President Roosevelt for the cordial reception in Topeka, Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
Philip Battell Stewart thanks Vice President Roosevelt for sending a copy of The Wilderness Hunter. Stewart is hosting Mr. Ingman, a Boer, at his home. He likes Ingman and believes, if he was a Boer, he would act just like they have during the South African War. However, Stewart believes that southern Africa will be better off in British hands. Stewart has spoken to Ingman about hunting lions and imagines a hunting trip with Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-29