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Elmer E. Harriman wants to introduce a certain species of elk to his local mountains, but the state will not allow elk to be shipped out. Harriman hopes that Theodore Roosevelt can use his influence to obtain the rights to take elk from Yellowstone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-06
A bear labeled “third term” climbs down a tree to get to President Roosevelt. On the side of a mountain are the words, “last term declaration.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03
Theodore Roosevelt writes of his honeymoon with Alice Lee Roosevelt to his sister Anna. He describes climbing Mount Pilatus in Munich with two German students and confusing Saturday for Sunday. He has not had any trouble other than mistaking a cavalry officer for a railway porter.
1881-07-19
Photograph of Ranger Michael Ott Wintch surveying the wreckage of a four-seat Cessna 305 airplane that crashed into a butte in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, killing Gilbert F. Peterson.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-06-10
Photograph of Ranger Wintch surveying the wreckage of a four-seat Cessna 305 airplane that crashed into a butte in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, killing Gilbert F. Peterson.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-06-10
Photograph of a four-seat Cessna 305 airplane that crashed into a butte in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, killing Gilbert F. Peterson.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-06-10
Photograph of a four-seat Cessna 305 airplane that crashed into a butte in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, killing Gilbert F. Peterson.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-06-10
Justice, wearing a crown labeled “Law” and carrying a sword and scales, rides on the back of a snail, climbing a steep hill strewn with bolders labeled “Certificate of reasonable doubt, Appeals, Change of venue, Injunction, [and] Stays” toward the “Hall of Justice” at the top of the hill.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-12-23
Theodore Roosevelt responds to an inquiry from Helen Boylen about a mountain he saw on a recent trip. He believes it to be on the boundary between two nations and is not sure in which it is located.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-12-31
President Roosevelt is unlikely to mention the proposed forest reserves in his message but will do everything he can to secure the White Mountains as a reservation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-30
Payne J. Shafter recently heard Theodore Roosevelt speak at the Greek Amphitheatre, and was reminded of a poem, which he sends Roosevelt. In a postscript, Shafter mentions several prominent relatives of his.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-24
Representative Kent wants to take Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Hiram Johnson, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt, and Francis J. Heney on an outing up the mountains during his visit to California. He warns Roosevelt about the “grafting bunch.” Kent discusses “the great things” Johnson has done for California as governor. While Heney has been brave since his loss (his wife, Rebecca W. Heney, died January 26, 1911), Kent believes time with Roosevelt will bolster him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-20
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes her brother, President Roosevelt, regarding the selection of a Connecticut Supreme Court Justice. She thinks that either Walter Chadwick Noyes or John J. Beach would be a good choice, although she has heard more about the latter. She also communicates that she is enjoying the summer weather and that her family is doing well in Farmington, Connecticut.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-01
George von Lengerke Meyer recounts a series of telegrams sent back and forth regarding his requesting permission to take an after-cure in the mountains to help with his illness. If needed, he will return immediately; otherwise he will remain in Russia until Roosevelt calls on him. Meyer likens Russian’s prejudices against Jews to that of Benjamin R. Tillman’s views on the rights of African Americans. He thinks the next Duma will be radical and that the current quiet in Russia might not last.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-21
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
1915
English
(1913-1919, January 6) Post-Presidential Years
1915-06-25
English
Colorized postcard showing a river valley, the Bow River Valley, with mountains in the background.
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1915
English
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