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President Roosevelt agrees to John B. Tivnan’s request to provide a “big stick” as a prize for a fundraiser for the City Orphan Asylum of Salem, Massachusetts. Roosevelt has entrusted the big stick to Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner of Massachusetts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-03-01
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Postcard showing a side view of The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. The house is believed to have been the inspiration for The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another ours ride from Beverly and we come to Salem which is a beautiful place and in this city is the original building and the place where Hawthorne wrote his great book ‘The House of Seven Gables.’ This is the house as you can see it today.”
Postcard showing the Cent Shop in The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. The room is decorated to resemble Hepzibah’s Shop in The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and sells gingerbread elephants and “Jim Crows.”
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This house is well preserved and is somewhat of a curiosity shop to visitors. 25¢ admission is charged and this fund goes toward keeping and maintaining the place. This is the first little room when you enter the place, and many souvenirs and cards are kept here for sale as well as the book, ‘The House Of Seven Gables.'”
Postcard showing the old kitchen in The House of the Seven Gables. Two chairs sit in front of the large fireplace. Inside the fireplace are many cooking utensils. Charles C. Myers comments the kitchen is set up to look like how it would have been used.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Next we enter the old kitchen which is kwpt [sic] as it was at the time that Hawthorne frequented the place, showing the many old and interesting kitchen utensils.”
Postcard showing the parlor in The House of the Seven Gables. The room is fully decorated with furniture and artwork. A fireplace and an opened china cabinet are seen on the far wall.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Next we enter the parlor which is an interesting place with its odd and old designs of furniture and tapestries.”
Postcard showing a bedroom in The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. The room is fully decorated with furniture and artwork, including a matching canopied bed, chair, and curtains.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The great chamber or bed room in the House of Seven Gables.”
Postcard showing the dining room in The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. The room is fully furnished and decorated. To the left of the fireplace, a secret staircase is hidden in a closet. Charles C. Myers notes he visited the room on August 19, 1911.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The old dining room and on the right can be seen entrance to the closet in which there is a secret entrance and stairway to the room above.”
Postcard showing a hallway and staircase in The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. Furniture and wallpaper lines the hallway. The Cent Shop, created to resemble Hephzibah’s shop in The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is visible to the right of the staircase. Charles C. Myers notes he visited this place on August 19, 1911.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is the open stairway leading to the second story.”
Postcard showing the attic in The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. Several pieces of furniture are placed around the room, including trunks, chairs, and a spinning wheel. Charles C. Myers comments on the hardness of the old wood beams in the attic.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The attic is a very interesting place to visit. These large wood beams are still as they were when the building was first erected and they are as hard as iron and can hardly be scratched with an ordinary knife.”
Charles C. Myers describes a series of 16 postcards illustrating his visit to several areas in Massachusetts, including Provincetown, Boston, Beverly, and Salem.
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