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Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody was informed that President Roosevelt withheld permission for photographs to be taken of the interior and exterior of the USS Mayflower.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-10
Secretary of War Root expresses thanks for the photographs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-24
President Roosevelt’s uncle, James King Gracie, sends a photograph of President Lincoln that had belonged to Roosevelt’s father. Gracie was glad to recently see Roosevelt, but regretted missing Edith Roosevelt and Ted Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-06
For a class assignment, seven-year-old Francis B. Harrington submitted President Roosevelt’s advice to the Rough Riders before battle, “No matter what comes you mustn’t squeal.” The teacher did not approve of the motto, but Harrington’s mother believes it to be suitable for a young boy and wants to reward him with a photograph of President Roosevelt. However, they do not know where to find Roosevelt’s photograph and Harrington requests instruction on how to acquire one.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03
Governor Hunt thanks George B. Cortelyou for sending a photograph of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to accompany the one of President Roosevelt. He hopes that Alice Roosevelt will be able to visit them in Puerto Rico. Hunt just finished touring the island and everything is “moving along most satisfactorily.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-24
Photographs of the Roosevelts were promised to Prince Heinrich of Prussia but have not been received. Captain Cowles requests that the photos be sent to the Waldorf Hotel. According to a handwritten note on the verso some photos have been sent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-08
Senator Hoar sends a photograph that he believes President Roosevelt will find amusing.
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1902-03-08
William Sturgis Bigelow encloses photos regarding some recent marksmanship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-15
William M. Sweeny was informed by James Edward Kelly that Vice President Roosevelt was interested in Sweeny’s father, General Thomas William Sweeny. Sweeny encloses a likeness of his father with his compliments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
James D. Brown thanks Vice President Roosevelt for the picture that was sent to his son and sends his son’s picture in return.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
Richard Harding Davis inquires if the photograph he sent has been received. He also requests to be an honorary member of the New York Society of the Rough Riders.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
Lottie Gilmer De La Tour expresses her admiration for Vice President Roosevelt and requests an autographed picture.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
Fred E. Haynes will be separately mailing photos of the November 23, 1901, football game between Harvard and Yale. Unfortunately, the weather was poor and Haynes was unable to achieve the photograph quality he desired. Nevertheless, he feels Roosevelt will be able to get a good sense of the field and crowd.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-03
Mary Augusta Wallihan asks if it would be proper to include the photographs of herself and A. G. Wallihan in their book, The Wallihans’ Camera Shots at Big Game. Wallihan hopes to include the photographs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-22
George E. Harrison and W. H. Harrison send photographs they took of moose near the Big Fork River in Minnesota. They advise President Roosevelt on who to procure as a guide and invite him to join them next year on an expedition to see moose and other “majestic wild animals.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-26
Charles Pratt believes that the photograph of President Roosevelt’s parents in the Atlanta Journal does not depict Roosevelt’s mother the way he remembers her. He consulted with others who also knew Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and they agree. Pratt encloses photographs of locations important to the Bulloch family. He tells the story of when he and Roosevelt’s uncle, Irvine S. Bulloch, painted a Confederate flag on the old academy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-27
Mr. Wheelock, an associate of Douglas Robinson, will be presenting two photographs of President Roosevelt to the Five Points House of Industry and would be pleased if the photographs could feature Roosevelt’s autograph. With Roosevelt’s approval, Wheelock will send two slips of paper that Roosevelt can autograph and then the slips would be added to the photographs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-13
John Fischer took a photograph of President Roosevelt on October 23, 1901, in New Haven, Connecticut. The photograph turned out well and Fischer would like to present it to Roosevelt as a memento of the day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-04
Richard Watson Gilder sends a photograph of Clinton Dangerfield of Dillon, Georgia. President Roosevelt had previously inquired about Dangerfield. Gilder is pleased with the New York election results and had spent the last two or three days of the campaign on the east side of New York, New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-07
General Kobbe has read Captain Kelly’s reports with much interest and will mention them to General MacArthur. Kobbe also compliments Kelly’s photographs and suggests copies be sent to General Corbin for the War Department collection.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-10-05