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Ray H. Mattison encloses a rough draft of his report on the authenticity of Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross Cabin for Russell Reid to review. He asks Reid if the North Dakota Historical Society has a negative of the cabin as it appears in the present.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-02-16
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Harris & Ewing for providing photographs of Roosevelt. A dozen copies of negative number H5450 are requested. This is the image most people prefer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
Theodore Roosevelt wishes to introduce Raymond Lee Ditmars to Secretary of War Dickinson. Roosevelt describes Ditmars as a naturalist, historian, and an “esteemed citizen of New York City” who is now engaged in a study of the Civil War. Ditmars would like to obtain slides from Mathew Brady’s negatives, and Roosevelt would be glad if Dickinson would permit him to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-25
Kermit Roosevelt will send Robert Harry Munro Ferguson the Cuban negatives. Roosevelt says “Hurrah for July 15!” and hopes that Ferguson received their telegram.
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Osborn’s Studio and Camera Shop film service envelope containing 4 copies of 4 x 5 negatives from Theodore Roosevelt National Park Historian Chester L. Brooks.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-1954
Chester L. Brooks thanks William C. Schnepple for the negative of Theodore Roosevelt upon his return from Cuba. Brooks mentions that Ethel Roosevelt Derby and family visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park during the summer.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-11-30