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

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 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

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

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

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 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.

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 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

Reproduction of a photograph of the Marquis de Morès from an interpretive exhibit in the South Unit visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1882-1890

Creator(s)

Unknown

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

Photograph of Beef Corral wooden informational sign in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park with text discussing the former Marquis de Morès cattle corrals once there.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1967-04-20

Creator(s)

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

Photograph of the “chateau” once owned by the Marquis de Morès now part of the Chateau de Morès State Historic Site in the town of Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1965

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Wintch, Michael Ott, 1937-

Photograph of the site where the Marquis de Morès built a meatpacking plant, located near the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the town of Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1966-04-28

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Rouse, James S. (James Sylvester), 1928-2011

Article offers a brief history of cattle ranching in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1920-1960

Creator(s)

Hummel, Edward A.

Elmore Y. Sarles answers questions about the Maltese Cross cabin sent to him by Dr. Volwiler. While Sarles does not know many of the answers, he directs Volwiler to several individuals who should.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1918-03-26

Creator(s)

Sarles, Elmore Y. (Elmore Yocum), 1859-1929

The letter writer provides Albert T. Volwiler with the names of individuals who have connections to the Medora, North Dakota, area.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1918-03-04

Creator(s)

Unknown

Lewis F. Crawford discusses a range of topics, including Theodore Roosevelt’s ranching skills, cowboy songs, and the formation of the stockmen’s association.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1918-04-26

Creator(s)

Crawford, Lewis F. (Lewis Ferandus), 1870-1936

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Report

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Theodore Roosevelt National Park – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

The article in the Belleville Weekly Advocate discusses the North Dakota exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition, which included the Maltese Cross Ranch cabin that Theodore Roosevelt lived in while he was a rancher in the Badlands of North Dakota. The exposition will also include the cabin’s original contents, such as Roosevelt’s straw hat, his gun, and his chaps and boots.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1905-06-23

Creator(s)

Unknown

A Bismarck Tribune article highlights the main features and attractions of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, including a picture of the Maltese Cross cabin.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1947

Creator(s)

Unknown