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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Juan Riaño y Gayangos

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Juan Riaño y Gayangos

Theodore Roosevelt asks Spanish Ambassador Don Juan Riaño y Gayangos if he will pass on a book Roosevelt wrote about hunting in South America to the Duke of Alba, Jacobo Stuart Fitz-James y Falcó. “Alva,” as Roosevelt refers to him, stood in Kermit Roosevelt’s recent wedding to Belle Wyatt Willard in Madrid, where the elder Roosevelt enjoyed the company of King Alfonso III and Queen Victoria of Spain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-30

Their Majesties King George V. and Queen Mary 1911

Their Majesties King George V. and Queen Mary 1911

Postcard showing King George V and Queen Mary in coronation regalia. Charles C. Myers notes this is how they appeared before traveling to attend the coronation ceremonies.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Their majesties King George and Queen Mary as they appeared on June 22 when ready to start for Westminster Abbey for coronation ceremonies.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Coronation procession, 1911. The State Coach: Their Majesties the King and Queen nearing Westminster

Coronation procession, 1911. The State Coach: Their Majesties the King and Queen nearing Westminster

Postcard showing King George V and Queen Mary in the State Coach during the coronation procession through London. Charles C. Myers confirms the photograph is how the king and queen appeared during the procession.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is the Royal Crrriage [sic] at close range where you can plainly see the king and the queen seated within the carriage.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection