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Admiral George Dewey and President Roosevelt with his “Nobel prize” stand in the vessel, “The Forlorn Hope,” and release a dove that holds “peace notes to South America.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-30
An elephant labeled “G.O.P.” looks on as a man labeled “Senate” and President Roosevelt shake hands. In the corner stand a teddy bear and a dove.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-22
President Roosevelt pets a dove on the head. An “Oyster Bay” doghouse is in the background.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-24
President Roosevelt jousts with a “trust” octopus as he holds a dove in his right hand. “San Juan Hill” is in the background.
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1905-09-02
President Roosevelt wears a “world’s champion peacemakers medal” as he looks over the globe and asks, “Any more peace needed down there, neighbors?” He holds olive branches and a dove in one hand and a “long distance peace telescope” in the other. “France” and John Bull hung each other on one side while “Spain” says, “He let me in on the peace ground floor.” A man in Africa holds a paper that reads, “all quiet across the Congo,” and says, “I’ll wire this to Teddy!” Meanwhile, Russian Emperor Nicholas II and Japanese Emperor Meiji bow toward one another. German Emperor William II puts his finger to his hand and says, “Well, I’ve got to keep quiet or Roosevelt will be after me.”
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1905-08-31
President Roosevelt smiles widely and wears a “from the peace dove” feather in his hat.
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1905-08-30
President Roosevelt holds a “Roosevelt diplomacy” wand as he looks at two hats. One says “Komura” for Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Jutarō Komura, and the other says “Witte” for Russian Prime Minister S. I︠U︡. Vitte. Caption: The President: “Gentlemen, you have seen the insides of these hats—and you noticed they contained no dove. I shall be delighted to place one there—if I can!”
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1905-08-23
A dove with President Roosevelt’s face sits on a cannon and watches as “Japan” and “Russia” shake hands. The Russian bear wears several bandages and has one foot stuck in a “Togo” trap. Behind Japan is a large money bag entitled “war indemnity 1,000,000,000.” Caption: The dove of peace appears to be wearing glasses and showing its teeth.
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1905-07-15
President Roosevelt stands in a submarine with an American flag and waves his hat as a “peace dove” flies by.
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1905-08-27
The goddess of peace holds several weapons, battleships, and “the big stick” as she looks at President Roosevelt, who sits in a chair and holds “the dove” by the neck.
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1905-06-01
Eleanor Butler Alexander feeding pigeons in Venice, Italy.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908
Theodore Roosevelt continues to write to his sister Anna on honeymoon in Italy with Alice Lee Roosevelt. He describes the pigeons in Venice, the gondolier and the cathedral. He also tells her that he has been practicing his Italian and seems not to be having too much trouble communicating. They head to Como next.
1881-06-23
President Roosevelt meant the Carolina wren, and thanks J. Fletcher Street for pointing out his blunder. He has written to C. Hart Merriam about the wild pigeon matter and he has information of value.
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1908-01-04
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Wilmer for providing him with information about pigeons.
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1907-06-08
President Roosevelt shares with Joseph Wilmer that during his recent visit to Pine Knot, he saw a dozen birds that appeared to be passenger pigeons. Dick McDaniel recalled seeing the same birds. Roosevelt requests Wilmer ask Dick for more specific information about the birds.
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1907-05-27
President Roosevelt is dressed in religious attire as are several weapons, including “the big stick,” a cannon, a dagger, and a revolver. Above them is a dove.
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1904-08-29
President Roosevelt holds “the big stick” and sprinkles something on the “dove of peace.” To his right is a sign that reads, “Peace if we have to fight for it.” Caption: “Peace that passeth all understanding.”
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1904-10
Print shows at center, Uncle Sam as a policeman attempting to stop a bullfight, calling it a “brutal and degrading sport.” Vignettes surrounding the main image show a “Six Day Bicycle Race” with exhausted riders trying to continue, a “Foot-Ball” game with one football player jumping on another as medical staff carry off an injured player, “Pigeon Shooting,” “Prize Fighting” where the crowd cheers as a boxer gets knocked down, and a “Base-Ball” game where a baseball player is “Assaulting the Umpire” with a bat.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-07-12
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mason Mitchell for the tooth-billed pigeon and for Mitchell’s success in getting the Governor of German Samoa to issue an ordinance. Roosevelt also discusses the Uganda elephant foot that was just about the size of Roosevelt’s biggest bull killed at Mount Kenya.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes his mother from his honeymoon and says Venice is “unquestionably the loveliest.” He describes the room at the hotel and activities they have done: rowing in a gondola, San Marco, and the doge’s palace. He also describes the pigeons on the sill.
1881-06-21