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Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
P. M. Taylor informs Theodore Roosevelt that he is going to a show in Amarillo and that he owns twenty-five outlaw horses. He owns a ranch that isn’t in the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-21
Alfred E. Pease updates Edward North Buxton about life at his ranch in Africa. Pease says that his wife Helen Ann Fowler Pease and daughter Lavender Mary Pease are getting more adjusted to the “very rough life.” Pease is amazed by the amount of game in the area and says it no longer seems strange to see such a diverse lot of animals. He details several attempts to hunt wildebeest, hyenas, and lions and concludes by discussing the output of his farm.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-02
Ray H. Mattison gives a historical summary of the construction and use of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch, and discusses the buildings present there. Mattison draws from a number of sources, including books, letters, photographs, and interviews to try to give a complete picture of the ranch and its activities.
1960-05
A postcard featuring an illustration of President Roosevelt and others standing near a train at Alfred E. Pease’s ranch in Africa near Kapiti. Pease was Roosevelt’s “first host in Africa” and a lot of game hunting occurred on Pease’s property. The message written on the postcard is addressed to Evelyn Taylor from “Aunt Hazel.”
1909-06-19
Commissioner Roosevelt thanks Robert Harry Munro Ferguson for getting Pickle, Roosevelt’s polo pony, in shape. He requests advice on what bit to use for Pickle and discusses the upcoming polo season. Roosevelt proposes that he and Ferguson undertake another hunt next year.
Arizona Historical Society
1892-05-24
Theodore Roosevelt discusses travel and hunting plans for the summer. He may be delayed if Congress holds an extra session.
Arizona Historical Society
1889-1895
President Roosevelt has read Mrs. Monson’s letter regarding her son, but Roosevelt does not believe he can help her. Moreover, he is not certain that a cattle ranch is the best place for an eastern boy with a penchant for alcohol. Roosevelt recommends that Anna Roosevelt Cowles ask William Emlen Roosevelt about Jack Roosevelt’s training experience on a cattle ranch.
1908-11-20
Hugh “Bill” Hempel, Civilian Conservation Corps engineering foreman, walks in front of a log cabin at the McGregor Ranch. The ranch is located one mile east of the North Unit at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1936-1937
The photograph shows a log cabin from the McGregor Ranch located one mile east of the North Unit at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1936-1937
Theodore Roosevelt writes his mother-in-law Gertrude Tyler Carow about how much wife Edith enjoyed a trip to his ranch, especially riding horses. They miss Sagamore Hill but have enjoyed their time living in Washington, D.C., and traveling out West. He inquires if she will come visit next summer as it has been two years. Roosevelt also gives updates on the children.
1890-10-18
Photograph of the Duherst Ranch visible in the distance close to the Little Missouri River surround by badlands buttes near the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. Picture is part of a photograph collection in a binder kept by Chandler D. Fairbank, a foreman at the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1937-04-10
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about the state of things at his Dakota ranch. He has been doing some hunting, but is very concerned about the recent drought and the effect it will have on the cattle.
1893-09-16
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about how things are going on his hunting trip. His head is much better; Hector is not faring as well. He and his companion have had very little success hunting and the ranch looks melancholy all deserted.
1892-08-11
Photograph of an injured horse, possibly gored by a bison, at the James Stevens Ranch just north of the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1966-03-31
Aerial photograph of the land that was once the old Smith Ranch, located in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The ranch house was razed by the Youth Conservation Corps in 1976.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Aerial photograph of the land that was once the old Smith Ranch, located in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The ranch house was razed by the Youth Conservation Corps in 1976.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unknown
Photograph of a painting by Einar H. Olstad, depicting a round-up of cattle into a corral owned by the Marquis de Morès at the present Beef Bottom Corral in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960-1970
Photograph of historical Peaceful Valley Ranch horse corrals, log barn, and ranch house in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1967-03-31
Photograph of historic Peaceful Valley Ranch taken in 1929, reproduced in the 1960s, in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960-1970