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The captain of an ocean liner offers a toast to his passengers sitting around a large dining table on a ship that is rocking a bit too much for most passengers. Caption: The Captain — Ladies and gentlemen, I drink to your very good health!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-05-11
George H. Burr reintroduces himself to Theodore Roosevelt, having previously met on the cross-Atlantic trip on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria in 1910, and remarks that he will shortly be visited by Captain Hans Ruser of the Hamburg America Line, who commanded the ship they traveled on. As Ruser is a great fan of Roosevelt’s, Burr wonders if it would be possible to bring him to Sagamore Hill for a brief visit. Ruser has recently gotten news that he will be captain of a newly constructed ship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
James J. Mills recommends Willard D. Palmer to President Roosevelt as being fit for a position on any government boats as captain or pilot. Palmer has served with the New York Department of Health boats, and is attested to as “a careful, honest, and sober young man.” Mills offers to furnish any other information that Roosevelt may wish.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-27