Group photograph of longtime Medora residents
Group photograph of longtime residents of Medora, North Dakota, standing on the Joe Ferris General Store porch.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-03-31
Your TR Source
Roberts, T. Frank, 1859-1954
Group photograph of longtime Medora residents
Group photograph of longtime residents of Medora, North Dakota, at the Joe Ferris General Store. Pictured (left to right): First row – T. Frank Roberts, Jacob J. Tomamichel, Benton C. Bird, Judge Paul W. Lebo, and J. C. Rasmussen. Second row – Harry F. Roberts, John F. Reilly, Byron T. Connell, William McCarty, William W. Kunkel, and George R. Osterhout.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-03-31
Creator(s)
Group photograph of longtime Medora residents
Group photograph of longtime residents of Medora, North Dakota, at the Joe Ferris General Store. Pictured (left to right): George R. Osterhout, Benton C. Bird, T. Frank Roberts, Judge Paul W. Lebo, Jacob J. Tomamichel, and John F. Reilly.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-03-31
Creator(s)
Photograph of T. Frank Roberts at the Joe Ferris General Store
Photograph of T. Frank Roberts, longtime resident of Medora, North Dakota, at the Joe Ferris General Store.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-03-31
Creator(s)
Photograph of T. Frank Roberts
Photograph of T. Frank Roberts, longtime resident of Billings County, North Dakota, standing outside. A car is parked in the shade of a large tree in the background.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-03-31
Creator(s)
A study of the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin
Historian Ray H. Mattison reports on his study of the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin. Mattison concludes that the cabin in question is the one occupied by Roosevelt when he first moved to Medora, North Dakota. Whether or not it was his home beyond 1885, it continued to be the base of Roosevelt’s cattle ranching operation. In addition to a thorough history of Roosevelt’s time in the Badlands Region and the efforts of others to preserve and/or showcase the Maltese Cross cabin, the report includes photos and sworn affidavits from Medora locals.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1950-05-24
Creator(s)
More about the Roosevelt ranch
Copy of an article written to argue for the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin. The cabin was to be exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and some question had arisen regarding its authenticity. This article includes notarized statements from Sylvane M. Ferris, Howard Eaton, and Joseph A. Ferris.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1904-03-19
Creator(s)
Three photographs of the Elkhorn Ranch
Three photographs of the Elkhorn Ranch taken during a field visit by Forest Service and National Park Service employees, and T. Frank Roberts. Photos include captions.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-07-06
Creator(s)
Memorandum from Howard W. Baker to Newton Bishop Drury
Regional Director Baker informs National Park Service Director Drury that the location of the Elkhorn Ranch is believed to have been confirmed, and that additional research is being done in this regard, including aerial photographs and visits from historians.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-08-04
Creator(s)
Letter from Ray H. Mattison to John H. Reid
Historian Ray H. Mattison writes John H. Reid, acknowledging receipt of a letter and updating Reid on details regarding the location of the Elkhorn Ranch and the possible placement of the ranch’s corrals relative to the ranch house. Mattison also describes a trip down the Little Missouri River and other park lands in an attempt to locate the Reid ranch site.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-11-29
Creator(s)
Elkhorn Ranch site report with photographs
Report with the requested further evidence on the identification of the Elkhorn Ranch site, including four black and white photographs.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-07-23
Creator(s)
Memorandum from Ray H. Mattison to Allyn F. Hanks
Park historian Ray H. Mattison summarizes a trip to the Ralph Mosser and Elkhorn ranches with T. Frank Roberts and George R. Osterhout. There is some evidence that the Ralph Mosser ranch house was built from logs taken from the Elkhorn. There is general agreement that the National Park Service has correctly identified the site of the Elkhorn Ranch but the disposition of the buildings is disputed. Two photographs from the trip are included.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-10-10
Creator(s)
Notes from interview with T. Frank Roberts
Handwritten notes from an interview with T. Frank Roberts, containing abbreviated stories of the pioneer days in Dakota Territory.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1953-03-18
Creator(s)
Letter from Chester L. Brooks to Louis Pfaller
Historian Chester L. Brooks has interviewed T. Frank Roberts regarding the Keogh Trail and examines some of Roberts’s assertions.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1953-03-24
Creator(s)
Old range riders remember Roosevelt
Series of interviews by Park Historian Ray H. Mattison with pioneers of Billings County, North Dakota, who met Theodore Roosevelt during his time in the North Dakota badlands.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
Unknown
Creator(s)
Preliminary study of and identification of the Elkhorn Ranch site
Ray H. Mattison describes the methodology used to try to discover the exact location of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. Mattison includes a historical background of the ranch, from its original construction and occupation by Roosevelt, William Wingate Sewall and Wilmot S. Dow, through its later abandonment and deconstruction. The primary method used by Mattison to determine the site of the Elkhorn was through a comparative study of photographs between those taken by Roosevelt in 1886 and contemporary photographs Mattison took in 1949. Additionally, Mattison interviewed a number of “Old Timers,” who were familiar with the Elkhorn Ranch, and who were able to corroborate the conclusions he came to based on the photographs.
Collection
Creation Date
1950-01
Creator(s)
Report of trip to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park
Paul L. Beaubien reports on a trip he made to Theodore Roosevelt National Park to try to ascertain where the Elkhorn Ranch had been. He and Ray H. Mattison were able to approximate the location closely by comparing the terrain with photographs taken of the area by Theodore Roosevelt in 1886. While there is no evidence remaining on the surface, Beaubien believes that excavation in the area may reveal artifacts. Beaubien also describes a number of other visits he made to sites in the area, and includes photographs of the Elkhorn Ranch site.
Collection
Creation Date
1950-08-25
Creator(s)
Letter from Chester L. Brooks to Carleton Putnam
Chester L. Brooks writes to Carleton Putnam regarding an interview with T. Frank Roberts and a duel between the Marquis de Morès and Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1952-09-27