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At the suggestion of an editor of The Baltimore Sun, H. M. Wharton asks Theodore Roosevelt to write a letter of support for the conversion of Robert E. Lee’s home into a memorial to Lee and Southern women. Wharton says the idea has support from prominent businessmen and politicians and a letter from Roosevelt would be very helpful.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-21
Tattnall Paulding asks Vice President Roosevelt for his father, Admiral Hiram Paulding, to be included in a new naval monument in New York City. He details his father’s service for the country and state of New York since the War of 1812 until after the Civil War. Roosevelt refers the matter to the Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long, supporting Paulding’s request.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03-07
Program to commemorate the dedication of a Theodore Roosevelt memorial plaque in North Kaibab National Forest. The plaque, initially intended to be laid at the site of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ hunting cabin, was created in celebration of the centennial of the birth of Roosevelt and his role in the conservation efforts for the Grand Canyon.
1958-06-22
Lowell Parker addresses common misconceptions of the Spanish-American War and clarifies the involvement of William Owen “Bucky” O’Neill and other army volunteers in the conflict, including African American troops and the Rough Riders.
1978-01-23
Colorized postcard showing a stone sculpture with a bronze statue of a man in front located by a pool of water. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes that the monument commemorates the men who volunteered to be part of the Mormon Battalion who marched from Iowa to California to participate in the Mexican War. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.
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1911
English
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Postcard showing the Anda Monument and the surrounding area in Manila, Philippines. Many people are are gathered in front of the monument, and a boat with an American flag can be seen on the right side of the photograph.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is one of the open squares in the business part of the city and where street parades and many entertainments are held.”
Postcard showing the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. A building visible in the background with a stone obelisk visible to the left and a statue to the right. Charles C. Myers notes that thousands of people were executed here by guillotine during the French Revolution. He discusses the obelisk and how Napoleon Bonaparte brought it from Egypt.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Place de la Concorde is one of the most beautifully arranged squares in the city and is situated in the fashionable part of the city. During the French Revolution this was an ill kept place and here was placed the guillotine by which over 2800 persons were beheaded in 1792. This obelisque [sic] that you see on the left is in the center of the square and is the one that once stood in front of the gateway, added by Ramses 2nd in 14th century B. C., to the great temple at Luxor in upper Egypt. It is a single piece of red granite 76 ft high and weighs 240 tons, similar in shape but much larger that [sic] Cleopatra’s needle in London. The hieroglyphics on the sides are the narrative of the deeds of Ramses 2nd.
It was one of Napoleons [sic] favorite deeds to accomplish what others said was impossible, when he brought this piece of stone over from Egypt early in the 18th century, but it was not erected in the present place till 1836. The building in the distant [sic] is the Famous Louvre Art Gallery which is the finest exclusive art gallery in the world.”
Stereograph showing view from Festival Hall Pavilion out northwest over the basin to the Louisiana Purchase Monument at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Stereograph showing view from Festival Hall Pavilion looking northwest over the basin to the Louisiana Purchase Monument at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Stereograph showing the statuary, fountain-terraces, monument, and exhibit buildings around the basin at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Stereograph showing the statuary, fountain-terraces, monument and exhibit buildings about the basin at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Stereograph looking out from Festival Hall Pavilion northwest over the basin to the Louisiana Purchase Monument and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
President Roosevelt stands surrounded by men at a monument in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and is greeted by several young children.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Photograph showing President Roosevelt in front giving a speech as crowd sits behind him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-10-19
The Kentucky Division of United Daughters of the Confederacy invite you to the unveiling of the monument dedicated to General John Hunt Morgan and his men.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10
The Student’s Auxiliary Committee of the Roosevelt Monument Association at North Dakota Agricultural College are raising money for a statue of Theodore Roosevelt to be erected on campus. The flyer provides a mockup of the statue and instructions for canvassers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05