Railroad travel

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association

Photograph of Archibald B. Roosevelt asleep on a train heading east.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1893-1982

Postcard showing President Roosevelt and several other individuals standing on the back of a train car in the Panama Canal Zone.

Collection

Marple Collection

Creation Date

1906

Creator(s)

Maduro, I. L.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

The Interstate Co.

Language

English

Period

Unknown

Photograph showing President Roosevelt, standing, facing front, with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and others, most dressed in white, on back of train, at Culebra or Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906

Creator(s)

H.C. White Co.

President Roosevelt and others stand on the back of a train car in the Panama Canal Zone.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-11

Creator(s)

Fishbaugh, W. A. (William A.)

Halftone photomechanical reproduction of a photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt standing on the back of a railroad car.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900-1918

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt speaking from the back of a railroad car.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt speaking from the back of a railroad car.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1910

Creator(s)

Elkjer, E.

Theodore Roosevelt posed with two military officers and another man on back of train.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, with others, standing on back of railroad car, speaking to crowd.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1911-04-17

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph of three-quarter portrait of Theodore Roosevelt on a railcar, pointing his right finger during a campaign speech for William McKinley.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Duluth & Iron Range Rail Road publishes an account of A. W. Tait’s canoe trip along the “Vermilion Route” in northern Minnesota’s lake regions. Vacationers can take the railroad to Ely or Tower and retrace the steps of Tait and his Native American guide, Joe Boshay

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

Creator(s)

Unknown

Following legal advice, Hiram R. McCullough notifies Theodore Roosevelt that all interstate traffic laws will be complied with if he accompanies him on the trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-20

Creator(s)

McCullough, Hiram R., 1850-1932

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains travel arrangements to Curtis Guild and advises what to wear to dinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-25

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

The writer of the article comments about heightened security on royal train journeys, which he believes is a response to the assassination of President William McKinley. The article includes a story highlighting the superstition of the royals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-08

Creator(s)

Unknown

President Roosevelt asks his cousin William Emlen Roosevelt if he and his family will go on the president’s train the next day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

This postcard is part of the Roosevelt Tour series. Image shows the different types of lions. Reverse has the description: “LIONS OF UGANDA. The region of the Uganda railway is a zoological paradise. For a mile on each side of the road, animals are protected by law, and lions, ostriches, hartebeestes, hyenas and many other animals may be seen from the train. Sir Harry Johnston describes the country as the most interesting geographically in the world. Mr. Roosevelt could not have selected a finer region for big game hunting. In the Great Rift Valley, herds of lions of as many as 32 have been seen.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Unknown

As part of an inspection tour of military camps in the Midwest, General John J. Pershing visits Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois, on January 5, 1920. Opening scene of Pershing standing with General George Bell, commander of the 6th Division’s Provisional Regiment stationed at Camp Grant. A train with members of Bell’s staff unloads in the background. A long shot of Pershing, with an unidentified man to his left, and Robert Rew, mayor of Rockford, posing outside the Hotel Nelson after attending a luncheon in Pershing’s honor. The mayor is carrying a saddle and bridle which were presented to Pershing by the citizens of Rockford. Views of the 6th Division in formation; long shot of Pershing, Bell, and possibly Regiment-Colonel Mathias Crowley walking toward the camera through lines of soldiers. Views of tractors pulling a cannon along the snow covered streets. The last scene is of Pershing and a man who may be Crowley standing in a flag-draped reviewing stand as Pershing delivers a speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1920-01-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt addressing a crowd from the back of a train.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown