Morès, Antoine Amédée Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896

Minutes of a meeting of the stockmen of the Little Missouri

Minutes from the first meeting of the Little Missouri River Stockmen’s Association including resolutions for how the leadership will be organized, how to call meetings, how each firm is represented, and what to do if the railroad refuses to pay for cattle killed by trains. Theodore Roosevelt was elected chairman of the association and the Marquis de Morès was named to work with the Eastern Montana Livestock Association.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1884-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Cowboys branding cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès

Reproduced historical photograph of cowboys branding cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès at cattle pens at Beef Bottom Corral, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Branded cattle owned by Marquis de Morès

Reproduced historical photograph of branded cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès during a round up at Beef Corral Bottom, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Cowboys eating at chuckwagon

Reproduced historical photograph of cowboys eating at a chuckwagon during the round-up of cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Marquis de Morès’s cattle being roped

Reproduced historical photograph of cowboys on horseback roping cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès at Beef Corral Bottom, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Marquis de Morès cattle round-up

Reproduced historical photograph of cowboys on horseback rounding up cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Marquis de Morès’s cattle being branded in chute

Reproduced historical photograph of cowboys branding cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès in a ready chute at Beef Corral Bottom, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Marquis de Morès’s cattle being branded

Reproduced historical photograph of cowboys branding cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès in a cattle pen at Beef Corral Bottom, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Marquis de Morès’s cattle being branded

Reproduced historical photograph of a cowboy branding a cow owned by the Marquis de Morès in a cattle pen at Beef Corral Bottom, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Marquis de Morès’s cattle being roped

Reproduced historical photograph of a cowboy on horseback roping cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Marquis de Morès’s cattle being branded

Reproduced historical photograph of cowboys branding cattle owned by the Marquis de Morès, originally taken in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Marquis de Mores

Brief biography and photograph of the Marquis de Morès.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation

Creation Date

1898-01-14

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Bad Lands Cow Boy newspaper

The Bad Lands Cow Boy contains local, territorial, and federal news articles. In addition, it contains information about the cattle and ranching industry, criminal reports, a railroad schedule, and several advertisements.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation

Creation Date

1884-02-07

Creator(s)

Packard, A. T. (Arthur Thomas), 1860-1931

Personal diary of Theodore Roosevelt, 1884

Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1884. Includes entry regarding the deaths of his wife and mother on February 14, with the statement, “The light has gone out of my life.” Also, the diary describes Roosevelt’s hunting and ranching experiences for the year in the Dakota Badlands. A list of photographs taken and his personal finance record is also included in the back of the diary. Only pages on which text appeared are included.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1884

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Summary of letter from S. Claude Burr

S. Claude Burr claims that he can find copies of newspapers with President Roosevelt’s reply during the Morès duel incident. He would like to publish Frederick Herrig’s account of the same.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-20

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

CCC enrollees working at Chateau de Morès State Historic Site

Photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees shoveling dirt while working on a project at the Chateau de Morès State Historic Site in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1930-1939

Creator(s)

Fandrich, Herb

Beef Bottom Corral site

Beef Bottom Corral sectioned off with rocks illustrating the historic location of the Marquis de Morès’s cattle corral used in conjunction with his meat packing plant in Medora, North Dakota, in the 1880s.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1955-06

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Brooks, Chester L.

Painting of a meat packing plant

Photograph of a painting by Einar H. Olstad of the meat packing plant established by the Marquis de Morès across the Little Missouri River from the town of Medora, North Dakota. Also depicted in the painting are horseback riders and a Northern Pacific train.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1960-1970

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph of a painting of a cattle round-up

Photograph of a painting by Einar H. Olstad, depicting a round-up of cattle into a corral owned by the Marquis de Morès at the present Beef Bottom Corral in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1960-1970

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph of “The Marquis De Mores” informational display

Photograph of and informational display entitled “The Marquis De Mores,” which discusses the Marquis’ life in the badlands; museum exhibit #27 in the South Unit visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1967-03-30

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Huntzinger, David H., 1927-2002