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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends pictures of Roosevelt to R. Lee Sharpe with suggestions for comments about Roosevelt’s support of the South and Georgia in particular.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-10
Frank Harper encloses a postcard that Theodore Roosevelt would like to be used in the campaign, particularly in rural areas where Roosevelt’s efforts to secure free postal delivery can be highlighted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-12
Kentarō Kaneko sends two post cards from Japan featuring President Roosevelt. Roosevelt gave him the picture last year at Oyster Bay. Everyone thought it was the best photo available. Kaneko is amazed it has been a year since he left America and reminisces on his times visiting Roosevelt in Oyster Bay. Kaneko is curious if Roosevelt ever received the letter which explains the gifts sent to Roosevelt by Emperor Meiji.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-17
Postcard featuring a political cartoon of President Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, and William H. Taft playing baseball. The postcard shows Roosevelt, the catcher, and Taft, the pitcher, teaming up against Bryan, the batter. The postcard references Bryan’s failed attempts at becoming president, and foresees another loss in the 1908 election. A handwritten note on the reverse compares Sylvester Rucker’s run for mayor to that of Bryan.
1908
Political cartoon postcard featuring Theodore Roosevelt emerging from the tall grass with a gun labeled “1912”. President William H. Taft attempts to give Roosevelt a baby labeled “Roosevelt Policies,” stating, “You’re just in time, take back your kid ouch!” as the baby pulls his hair. The White House is in the background.
1910-1912
A postcard featuring an embossed, uncolored portrait of Theodore Roosevelt and his birth year, 1858, on the front. Handwritten in pencil on the back in the lower left is “A M Aman Mother.”
1901-1912
In care of Noah Ely, love and best wishes are sent to Ellis Ely of Wakarusa, Indiana. The postcard includes a scene with the brightly-clad Cracker Jack Bears standing on the front steps of the White House. One shakes the hand of President Theodore Roosevelt. The other bear climbs one of the columns. Number seven in a series of sixteen cards that were sent for free to anyone who mailed in ten sides from Cracker Jack boxes or ten cents in “silver or stamps.”
1908-03-27
Postcard with images of George Washington, U. S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and William H. Taft. Captions under each image read, (Washington) “declined a third term,” (Grant) was “denied a third term,” (Roosevelt) “demands a third term what Washington refused and Grant could not get,” and (Taft) “deserves a second term.” Each side also features a Roosevelt quotation praising Taft.
1912
Postcard with images of George Barnsdale Cox, President Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, and the caption “Our Peerless Leaders. Vote the ticket straight. Remember our campaign button!” below. Reverse side with image of the bald eagle, clasping an olive branch and arrows, atop a shield and three flags. One is the American flag.
1907-11-01
Color postcard with image of a man holding two crying infants, with a third in a crib and a home in disarray. The caption below reads, “The Much-Married See poor papa with footsteps unsteady, He says “marriage is a failure” already; The kids loudly roar As he walks the floor, And you bet he won’t vote for Teddy!”
1901-1907
Postcard with color flag and caption, “My Choice Is Roosevelt for President,” on the left. There is a black and white photograph of Theodore Roosevelt on the right.
1912
Postcard with color flag and caption, “The Country Needs a Good Man Like Roosevelt for President,” on the left and a black and white photograph of Theodore Roosevelt on the right. Will trusts George received his other card, hopes they are all doing well, and that George will see his way clear to vote for Roosevelt.
1912-10-30
Postcard with color flag and caption, “By Gum Roosevelt Will Do For Me,” on the left and a black and white cartoon farmer on the right. The sender is teaching again in the same place and wonders if “the girls have improved under my tutorship?”
1912-09-12
Chester Edwards’ brother writes that he had a good weekend with fifteen dollars on Saturday and Sunday. He reminds Chester to get the work done, and wonders if he remembers three years ago today. The postcard depicts Theodore Roosevelt’s coat of arms, and names his ancestors Klaas Martensezen Van Roosevelt and Jannetje Samuels-Thomas, who emigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam in 1649.
1910-08-30
This postcard includes portraits of American presidents who served from 1850 until 1904. The card is light green with a darker green trim and published by Moller, Kokeritz, and Company.
1906
This postcard features a profile of Theodore Roosevelt with the quote “Fear God And Take Your Own Part” framed in gold with an eagle at the top of the trim.
1907-1914
N. Manchester gives advice to John Birch to beware of increasing his “avoir du pois.” He asks that Birch excuse his writing because it was conducted in the dark. The address of Birch is scribbled out with ink of a different color. Manchester writes this message on a postcard with five images of Theodore Roosevelt on the front with the title “Wise Words of Theodore Roosevelt” accompanied with quotes under each image.
1905-06
This postcard includes a quote from Theodore Roosevelt that contains the wording: “No Nation can hold its place in the world, or can do any work really worth doing, unless it stands ready to guard its rights with an armed hand.” The entire wording is framed in gold with an eagle at the top.
1907-1914
This postcard includes a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt and is published as part of the “Ullman’s ‘Art Frame’ Series.” “Miss Sara E. Potts, Newark, Delaware” is handwritten on the back.
1901-1907
Fannie B. Dodd heard that Lillian Guntley may visit California. She hopes that she will come and would like Guntley to let them know when she will be in Los Angeles. Dodd writes the message on a postcard printed with a photograph and biography of Theodore Roosevelt.
1912-06-24