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Interstate 94 construction

Interstate 94 construction

Photograph of Interstate 94 construction through the North Dakota Badlands, south of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (This section of the interstate highway was built between 1960 and 1970, so the date on the photograph must be when a print was made, not when the photograph was taken.)

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1960-1970

Personal diary of Theodore Roosevelt, 1884

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

Through the Roosevelt country with Roosevelt’s friends

Through the Roosevelt country with Roosevelt’s friends

Hermann Hagedorn’s 1919 silent film in which he interviews former friends of Theodore Roosevelt’s from his time in the North Dakota Badlands. Included are images of Medora, North Dakota, in 1919 and a cattle roundup. W. W. Reid was the principal photographer and the film was sponsored by the Roosevelt Memorial Association (Theodore Roosevelt Association).

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1919