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A fragment of an article on South America. Photographs of mules, and group photo of Anthony Fiala, George K. Cherrie, Father Zahn, Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, Frank Harper, and Leo E. Miller, and Roosevelt’s hunting party.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-01
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary Frank Harper describes their journey through South America along with George Kruck Cherrie and Leo E. Miller, representatives of the American Museum of Natural History. It details specimens collected for donation to various museums. Photograph of Anthony Fiala, Cherrie, Father J. A. Zahm, Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, Harper, and Miller is included.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-04-05
Edward N. Hurley refutes claims by John T. Lenfestey that Theodore Roosevelt accepted a 3,000 speaker fee in Chile. Another article says there are rumors that Roosevelt and members of his expedition have met with a mishap.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-04-10
Theodore Roosevelt cautions J. D. Haseman that Haseman’s personal experience with piranhas is not enough to ignore the facts regarding piranhas attacking men and animals. If this is Haseman’s state of mind, he is not fit to “write a scientific book worth reading.” Scientists with more experience have stated that piranhas attack people. Roosevelt has personally viewed attacks while in South America. Haseman has a reputation for having a bad temper and ignoring facts. If he ignores the facts about piranhas, his scientific work cannot be taken seriously.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-08-30
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Frank M. Chapman about the letters he has received criticizing Edward William Nelson. Roosevelt also discusses how he will work with Charles Scribner on the manuscripts by Leo E. Miller and Nelson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-22
When Theodore Roosevelt sees Charles Scribner, he will tell Scribner about the article Leo Miller wrote about South America. Miller had interesting experiences and the photographs are “quite remarkable.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-22
George Kruck Cherrie does not remember that any 12 gauge shells were supplied to Theodore Roosevelt on the Brazil expedition and he does not think that Roosevelt used a shotgun on the trip. Leo E. Miller and Cherrie used shotguns, but they used 16 gauge guns.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1928-02-04
Film consists of three sequences: 1) Theodore Roosevelt poses on the deck of the ship Guiana in New York Harbor prior to sailing to the West Indies on February 11, 1916. 2) Roosevelt and members of his party stand on the deck of the Vandyck some time after picking up Kermit Roosevelt at Bahia, Brazil, on October 17, 1913. This is filmed during Roosevelt’s journey to South America to combine a lecture tour with a scientific expedition to the Amazon Valley of Brazil in October 1913. Left to right are: Anthony Fiala, former Arctic explorer; George Kruck Cherrie, ornithologist; Father J. A. Zahm, scientist; Theodore Roosevelt; Kermit Roosevelt; Frank Harper, Roosevelt’s secretary; and at the edge of the picture, Leo E. Miller, mammalogist. 3) A side view of Roosevelt with American and Brazilian officials on the steps of the Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro. To Roosevelt’s right is Edwin V. Morgan, American Ambassador to Brazil; man who may be Anthony Fiala and Father Zahm stand behind Roosevelt; on Roosevelt’s left is Dr. Lauro Müller, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Müller was the person who encouraged Roosevelt’s exploration of the River of Doubt.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1916-02-11; 1913-10