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Emily Tyler Carow, sister of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, sits with an unidentified friend and her dogs at her home in Porto Maurizio, Italy.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Unknown
Illustration of Theodore Roosevelt reading a book in a rocking chair.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1993
Porch at the Elkhorn Ranch. Many antlers are visible, as are a pair of rocking chairs and a saddle.
1886
President Roosevelt thanks Urbain J. Ledoux for his letter and will return the rocking chair “for the reasons hinted at in your letter.” Roosevelt is glad Ledoux understands the situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-06
A photograph on the porch of President Roosevelt’s home, Sagamore Hill, with rocking chairs and a mountain lion skin rug.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Photograph showing President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks seated outdoors in rocking chairs on a lawn.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Photograph showing President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks seated in rocking chairs with Roosevelt facing slightly right and Fairbanks facing front.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-07-16
Photograph showing President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks seated in rocking chairs facing front.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-07-16
Photograph of President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks seated in rocking chairs on a lawn.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-07-16
Three-quarter length portrait of Theodore Roosevelt seated, turned right, and facing front.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-05-29
Samuel J. Tilden sits in a rocking chair, raising a glass of the “Elixir of Youth” over his head and holding a telephone receiver to his ear. Hanging on the wall is a plaque that states “This Certifies that Sam’l. J. Tilden Was Duly Elected President (Dejure) in 1876. [signed] Chas. A. Dana.” Next to the telephone on the wall is a sign that states “Direct Reports of the Inaugural Ceremonies.” Tilden is offering a toast to the news of Grover Cleveland’s inauguration, the first democratic president since before the Civil War.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-03-04
Charles W. Fairbanks, as an old woman, sits in a rocking chair in front of a fireplace, holding a portrait of the “G.O.P.” elephant. “Blessed Are the Pacemakers” appears on a sampler above the mantle. Fairbanks is wearing a pair of shoes labeled “Nomination Sneakers,” and a basket of knitting labeled “Political Fancy Work” lies on the floor next to the chair. A cage with a bee inside is on a table labeled “Presidential Bee.”
This Puck magazine cover by Udo J. Keppler is a textbook example of the political points that subtly can be made below the surface of simple cartoons. That is, deceptively simple, for some cartoons contain visual elements — signs and symbols — and some rely on labels, phrases, and “code words.”