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A full color linen quality postcard with typed black print on the top of the card front: “Roosevelt Cabin, on the State Capitol Grounds, Bismarck, N. D.-4” The reverse of the card features a short synopsis of the cabin history on the top left corner: “This is the original cabin built and occupied by Theo. Roosevelt when he was a resident of the Bad-Lands District of this State.”
1907-1956
A black and white photo postcard of the Capitol building of North Dakota sent to Gladys Willoughby with the message: “This looks like it does.” The postcard has white text across the lower bottom which reads: “North Dakota’s Capitol, Bismarck.”
1901-1907
A full color postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin. A short history on the back of the card reads: “Theodore Roosevelt’s Cabin, removed from his ranch in the Badlands of western North Dakota to the grounds of the State Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota.”
1960-1980
A black and white photo postcard of Roosevelt’s cabin with the following writing on the reverse side: “T. R. Roosevelt’s cabin Bismarck, N. D.” The postcard features a lady posing in front of the window to the left partly hidden by the shrubbery.
1901-1907
A promotional pamphlet that welcomes “our Chicago guests” to Bismarck and features an image of Theodore Roosevelt’s log cabin on the North Dakota State Capitol grounds. The pamphlet reminds its guests about the advances in North Dakota like “17 miles of cement walks,” “local and long distance telephones,” and the presence of two transcontinental railroads among others.
1909-06-01
A black and white photo postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin. The postcard has the words “Roosevelt cabin” printed in white along the bottom.
1927-1940
A full color linen quality postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin. The caption at the top above the color picture reads: “Teddy Roosevelt’s cabin, Bismarck, N. D. Originally Located in the Bad Lands.” The back of the card reads: “Genuine CurtTeich-Chicago C. T. American Art” Postcard.
1930-1945
A full color postcard of Theodore Roosevelt’s cabin sent from W. J. Leveridge to Arnaldo Ghisla. The front of the postcard has a white frame to the right which reads: “Roosevelt’s Cabin as it now stands near Bismarck, N. D.”
1907-04-26
A black and white photo postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin sent by an unknown source to the Night Operator. The postcard has white text printed on the bottom front which reads: “Roosevelt’s Cabin Capitol Grounds Bismarck, N. D.”
1912-12-31
A full color postcard depicting Theodore Roosevelt’s cabin on the state capitol grounds in Bismarck, North Dakota. The postcard was sent by Ida C. “Birdie” Thomas Meacham to her sister Mrs. H. L. Rice, declining an invitation to visit the family due to sick children.
1911-02-28
A color postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin on the capitol grounds at Bismarck, North Dakota. The postcard was sent from Ethel to Mrs. C. A. Dean and describes the weather “going thru North Dakota” from the train on the Northern Pacific Railway, Yellowstone Park Line.
1915-07-02
A color postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin sent from Amos Jacobson to Mr. and Mrs. C. Wheling. Jacobson writes that he can not get away, but wishes the family well.
1908-12-08
A black and white photo postcard of Theodore Roosevelt’s cabin. The front of the postcard has white handwriting on the bottom left which reads: “Roosevelt cabin.”
1915-1930
A black and white photo postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin. The postcard has white print on the top which reads: “Cabin Bismarck, ND.”
1904-1907
A black and white photo postcard of Theodore Roosevelt’s cabin in Bismarck, North Dakota.
1909
A full color postcard depicting Theodore Roosevelt’s Chimney Butte ranch cabin. The writer states that things are going well. The front of the postcard has a white frame to the right which reads: “Roosevelt’s Cabin as it now stands near Bismarck, N. D.”, while the bottom of the postcard reads: “Copyrighted, The Porte Co., Fargo, N. D.”
1907-10-15
A black and white photo postcard of the interior of Roosevelt’s cabin. The postcard has the words “Interior Col. T. R. Roosevelt Sr.’s Cabin, Bismarck, N. D.” printed in white ink in the lower left.
1927-1940
A black and white postcard depicting Roosevelt’s cabin from an unknown sender to Miss Mabel Bye. The sender thanks Bye for her letter and comments on family matters. The postcard has white print on the bottom front which reads: “Roosevelt’s cabin, Bismarck, N.D.,” and in the right hand corner the print reads: “by Fred Olsen -7.”
1914-04-14
A black and white postcard depicting Theodore Roosevelt’s cabin on the Maltese Cross Ranch in Medora, North Dakota. The postcard has white print on the bottom right which reads: “Now at Bismarck N.D.” and on the bottom left which reads: “Roosevelt Cabin from (Maltese cross symbol) Ranch Medora N.D. 2505.”
1924
A postcard photograph of Theodore Roosevelt’s log cabin in Bismarck, North Dakota, written to Gertrude Curly. The writer wanted to “come up and see” Curly, but currently they do not allow visitors. The writer also has been to see the house and thinks that it is “very well” and the location is “fine.”
1920-02-03