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Kermit Roosevelt writes to his father requesting a note to depart from Groton School on March 2, 1905, rather than on March 3, 1905. Kermit says he is reading Othello, given to him by his mother, and As You Like It, given to him by his father. He says everything is covered with ice and he has been out skating.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-15
President Roosevelt skates in the shape of “statesmanship” while Uncle Sam, John Bull, and three British politicians look on: Joseph Chamberlain, Leader of the House of Lords Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice Lansdowne, and Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour. Caption: (“If any other feeling is mingled with our admiration of the President’s clear thinking and straight-forward utterance of thought, it is a feeling of regret that these ideas have not animated all our own statesmen.”—London Post.)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-25
President Roosevelt, holding the big stick, and the “Republican Party” skate on the “electoral college pond” outside the United States Capitol building. “Southern (and lonely) democracy” looks on, as the “Republican Party” says, “Delighted to have you skate with us.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-10
A fashionably-dressed young woman ice skates on a pond in a park. She is being admired by several men and boys standing on the left, while on the right four women, a golfer, an automobile driver, a party-goer, and a hunter, trudge through the snow to await the arrival of summer. Old Man Winter blows a frigid blast over the scene from the top.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-12-14
President Roosevelt skates “1904” on ice in the shape of a “Republican elephant” close to a “danger” sign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-16
President Roosevelt skates arm-in-arm with “Miss G.O.P.” as Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna skates in the shape of “1904.” Caption: Roosevelt: “I wish he’d get off the ice.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-31
Kermit Roosevelt had a grand time at the Bandbox and thanks Isabella Ferguson for taking him in. He asks Ferguson to tell Robert Harry Munro Ferguson about the saddle, which Roosevelt is anxious to see. Roosevelt conveys that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt wishes the Fergusons could come along on their upcoming spring trip down the Mississippi River on the Mayflower.
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Two young women ice skate and tow a sleigh in which Puck is riding, holding a Christmas tree.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-12-05
Uncle Sam and John Bull ice skate with a young woman labeled “American Girl” between them.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-12-28
Print shows Puck pushing a fashionably dressed young woman on ice skates on a pond or river in a wooded area.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-12-13
A “Republican” Congressman ice skates with a “Monopolist” on the “Capitol Skating Pond.” Together they hold a stick labeled “Money Interests.” Skating nearby is a man labeled “Democracy.” Between these men is another man who has fallen through the ice at a spot labeled “Needless Taxation.” His hat labeled “Tax Payer” rests on the ice. Caption: Republican Congressman – “He is howling for help.” Monopolist – “Throw him a promise!”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-01-31
A young man and a young woman are ice skating. The man tries to kiss or embrace her, but she deftly uses her muff to block his advance. Caption: Vigorous opposition to grasping monopoly.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-02-16