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South Carolina Benjamin R. Tillman holds a pitchfork and rides down “Pennsylvania Avenue” on a donkey toward the White House where President Roosevelt hides.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-20
A very short President Roosevelt and a tall Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks stand beside a table. A silhouette of George Washington is on the wall. Caption: (Reproduced from an exceedingly rare woodcut.)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
President Roosevelt carries “bear skins” on his shoulders as he looks at Secretary of War William H. Taft sitting on thee lid of a “presidential duties” pot. Caption: President Pro-Tem Taft—”I beg to report that the lid is still on.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-09
A drawing of Theodore Roosevelt and his signature from the National Ribbon Company in Paterson, New Jersey.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Letters to the editor debating the veracity of accounts of President Roosevelt’s actions as a Rough Rider during the event at the San Juan heights.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-28
William Randolph Hearst wears the clothing of past presidents as he embarks on a campaign for the presidential election in 1908. He is wearing Washington’s shoes, Lincoln’s pants and whiskers, Jefferson’s coat and wig, and Jackson’s hat. Next to him are boxes and trunks labeled “Old Hickory’s Hat Box,” “Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution,” and “T. Jefferson.” Standing in the background is Hearst’s right-hand man, Arthur Brisbane — editorial writer for the Hearst newspaper chain, and editor of several of its newspapers. Caption: “We will succeed if we walk straightly along the path where Washington and Jefferson and Jackson and Lincoln have walked before us.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-10-10
President Roosevelt stands on one side of a scaffold, holding a large sculpted arm with a huge stick labeled “The Big Stick” for placement on a large sculpture of a female figure labeled “Inter-State Commerce Laws.” On the other side of the scaffold is a man labeled “The Rail Road” directing Nelson W. Aldrich, Stephen B. Elkins, and Joseph Benson Foraker to use instead a much smaller arm labeled “Delay” and “Fines.” Caption: A difference of opinion as to what will fit the lady.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-04-25
Theodore Roosevelt, as Delilah, holds a broken pair of shears, one side labeled “Senate” and the other labeled “House.” Behind, reclining on a bed, is “Samson,” a long-haired old man labeled “The Railroads,” his hair labeled “Rate Fixing Power.” He appears to be asleep, having pleasant “Rate Fixing” dreams, caressing his long locks with his left hand. Caption: Delilah Roosevelt — I must get these shears to work together before I can do any hair-cutting.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-12-13
Theodore Roosevelt, as Hercules, wears a lion skin and holds a sword. He faces a nine-headed hydra, with each head identified as that of a senator. The hydra’s tail is labeled “U.S. Senate.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-04-05
Puck reaches from the Puck Building to the White House to congratulate Theodore Roosevelt for winning the presidential election. They are shaking hands.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-11-09
President Roosevelt, as a Roman emperor, rides in a chariot being pulled by an elephant ridden by George B. Cortelyou. Three captives are tied to the back: William Jennings Bryan, Alton B. Parker, and Populist candidate Thomas Watson. Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks rides in a smaller chariot with Henry G. Davis as a captive in tow. Next to them Benjamin B. Odell carries a banner labeled “G.O.P.”, except that the “P” has been crossed out and replaced with a “T.” Near Roosevelt’s chariot Secretary of State John Hay bears a standard that says “S.P.Q.R.” (acronym for a Latin phrase which means “The Senate and People of Rome”), except that the “Q” has been crossed out and replaced with a “T.” At the front of the parade, holding the elephant’s trunk, is Speaker of the House Joseph G. Cannon. In the foreground, William H. Taft is carrying a large club. An African American man appears in the lower right foreground.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-01
Photograph of an information display entitled “The Presidency,” which discusses President Roosevelt’s time in the White House; museum exhibit #31 in the South Unit visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1959-06-15
National Park Service; Henderson, Arthur A. (Arthur Algernon), 1924-2006; King
Seven men dressed as Roman senators are labeled “T.C. Tillman, Lodge, Stewart, Morgan, Quay, [and] Hoar.” George F. Hoar is speaking to the others while pointing at a diminutive President Roosevelt standing in their midst. Caption: Senator Hoar’s Decree–Hereafter, when he wants to talk, let him ask us and say “please.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-02-25
Scrapbook contains photos and ephemera related to the Roosevelt and Alexander families as well as images of New York City, Paris, and Scotland at the turn of the century, articles and photographs from the Spanish American War and Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. It also contains articles and clippings on fashion and high society gossip. The scrapbook contains items from roughly the 1880s to 1908. Most of the photographs and documents also have their own individual records in the digital library.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1880-1908
Scrapbook contains photographs and ephemera from the Roosevelt and Alexander families. It particularly focuses on the marriage and early married life of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Other subjects touched on include travel to Yellowstone National Park and Europe, art, fashion, high society, and World War I. The scrapbook ranges from 1908 to roughly 1917. Most of the photographs and documents also have their own individual records in the digital library.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908-1917
President Roosevelt takes over the duties of president following the assassination of President McKinley. He is standing in an office, holding a paper labeled “McKinley’s Policy.” His Rough Rider uniform hangs on the wall behind him. Caption: May he honor the new as he did the old!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-10-02
Illustration showing John Bull as Gulliver being tied to stakes with ribbons labeled with the names of battles from the Second Boer War. Some of the Lilliputians are identified as South African generals and presidents, such as “Botha,” “Joubert,” “Kruger,” “Cronje,” and “Steyn.” A broken sword, labeled “British Prestige” lies on the ground next to John Bull.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-02-21
Henry C. Peterson wishes to tell President Roosevelt a secret he has regarding the late President McKinley, but does not feel comfortable doing so in writing. He asks Roosevelt to suggest a way in which he can tell him this secret in person.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-21
In a recent meeting between George W. Dunn, Republican Committee Chair of New York, and President Roosevelt, Dunn mistakenly referred to Roosevelt as “Colonel.” Roosevelt responded by saying “That’s all straight. That goes.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-26
Record of appointments, meetings, and visitors to the White House for 1906. The Memoranda section at the end of the diary notes upcoming speeches that Theodore Roosevelt has committed to deliver.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906