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Photograph of a 1937 oil painting by Emile Walters of the Little Missouri River and badlands near the area used by Elkhorn Ranch.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1966-03
Photograph of an informational display entitled “Roosevelt in North Dakota,” which discusses Theodore Roosevelt’s time in the badlands; museum exhibit #18 in the South Unit visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-03-30
Photograph of the “Foreman from Maine” interpretive display discussing Elkhorn Ranch manager William Wingate Sewall in the South Unit visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-03-30
Photograph of an Elkhorn Ranch diorama; museum display #7 in the visitor center of the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-03-30
Photograph of park employees working on a fence installation project at the Elkhorn Ranch in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the summer of 1960.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960
Photograph of workers installing steel cables as part of the boundary fence reconstruction project at the Elkhorn Ranch Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the summer of 1960.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960
Photograph of workers installing steel cables as part of the boundary fence installation at the Elkhorn Ranch Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the summer of 1960.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960
Photograph of the Little Missouri River near the southern tip of the Elkhorn Ranch in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1951-09-26
Left to right: Wilmot Dow, Theodore Roosevelt and William Wingate Sewall at the Elkhorn Ranch. Dow has a fur coat over his left arm, Roosevelt holds a rifle and wears chaps, and Sewall wears a long fur coat.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1884
Photograph of Pikes Peak and the Little Missouri River located between the Elkhorn Ranch and South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-05-22
Article highlights the history of Theodore Roosevelt’s ranches in the North Dakota Badlands and their state as of the writing.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937-09-20
National Park Service Regional Director Baker discusses moving the Maltese Cross cabin from the state capitol grounds in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. He also authorizes moving the cabin and provides recommendations concerning landscaping once the cabin is moved.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1959-05-12
Cross reference discusses the transfer of land for a game refuge, as well as the acquisition of the Elkhorn Ranch and the Maltese Cross Ranch.
Associate Historian Hummel provides historical information on the Maltese Cross Ranch and Elkhorn Ranch sites, and recommends acquisition of the Elkhorn Ranch site to enhance the historical value of the South Roosevelt area.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1938-03-08
Memorandum encloses three separate documents pertaining to the Maltese Cross Ranch and the Elkhorn Ranch, including a memo from the acting regional historian which recommends not acquiring the Maltese Cross Ranch and two autobiographical excerpts (copies) from Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1940-03-13
Map illustrates the location of the Elkhorn and Maltese Cross (Chimney Butte) Ranches along the Little Missouri River.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unknown
Copy of an article written to argue for the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin. The cabin was to be exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and some question had arisen regarding its authenticity. This article includes notarized statements from Sylvane M. Ferris, Howard Eaton, and Joseph A. Ferris.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1904-03-19
Historian Ray H. Mattison reports on his study of the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin. Mattison concludes that the cabin in question is the one occupied by Roosevelt when he first moved to Medora, North Dakota. Whether or not it was his home beyond 1885, it continued to be the base of Roosevelt’s cattle ranching operation. In addition to a thorough history of Roosevelt’s time in the Badlands Region and the efforts of others to preserve and/or showcase the Maltese Cross cabin, the report includes photos and sworn affidavits from Medora locals.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-05-24
The brochure for Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross Cabin at the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park was published by the Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association in cooperation with the National Park Service sometime after 1959. It features photographs of the cabin and the items that were left in the there that belonged to Roosevelt. William Barnhart describes the history of Roosevelt’s cabin and how it came to part of the of the National Park Service.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unknown
Ray H. Mattison thanks Roy P. Johnson for his hard work gathering and sending him research materials regarding the authenticity of Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross cabin. The information Mattison has gathered from interviewing old timers backs the authenticity of the cabin thus far, although he still has more people to interview. Mattison believes Hermann Hagedorn is incorrect in saying that Roosevelt went to Red River country in Nebraska in 1882, because there is Red River in Nebraska. He notes a paragraph in Roosevelt’s 1920 autobiography in which the President talks about his first trip to Fargo, North Dakota in 1883, not 1882.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-07-23