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President Roosevelt, who is wearing snowshoes and holding a gun, looks up at a tree full of bears. Three other men rush up to meet him. Caption: “Hurry up, boys! I’ve got ’em treed.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-17
Several bears wearing snowshoes greet President Roosevelt, who holds a rifle. They say, “The pleasure is all ours, Mr. President!”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-16
Commissioner Roosevelt briefly describes a trip to his Dakota ranch accompanied by his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. He has decided that this will be the last year the ranch house will be kept open. In closing, Roosevelt questions if someone could kill a moose by sneaking up on it with snowshoes.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1890-10-20
1880s advertising card for Soapine, a product of Kendall Mfg. Co. Features a man and woman snowshoeing.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1880-1890
President Roosevelt informs his son Kermit Roosevelt of his recent request to Endicott Peabody, Rector of Groton School, for a meeting between the young Roosevelt and school master William Amory Gardner. Roosevelt corrects his son’s perception that he is not a fan of Charles Lever’s novels, and that he quite enjoys them. Roosevelt also shows interest in Kermit’s sporting activities, stating that being good at one sport doesn’t mean you will naturally excel at others.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-20
President Roosevelt is pleased to accept honorary membership in the Olean Snow Shoe Club.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-14
Kermit Roosevelt updates President Roosevelt on what he has been reading, stating that Abraham Lincoln by John Torrey Morse is both “uninterestingly written” and “prejudiced against Lincoln.” Therefore, he plans to read the novel The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer by Charles James Lever, a writer whose work he remembers his father not liking very much. Kermit also discusses his exercise regimen, which has included snowshoeing when the weather permitted as well as running when it has not.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-17
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Theodore Roosevelt is enjoying his hunting and camping trip in Maine. His asthma was initially bothering him but it cleared up after camping out. Snowshoeing is going well, and he feels like he has “got enough health” to last until next summer.
1879-03-10
Theodore Roosevelt has returned from a hunting trip and had a pleasant two weeks. He learned how to manage snowshoes and found the northern woods beautiful. Roosevelt visited two lumber camps and was interested to see “a particularly unique type of life.” The hunting and trapping was also a success. Roosevelt will try and be more diligent with his letter writing.
1879-03-16
A tintype of Theodore Roosevelt, William Wingate Sewall, and Wilmot Dow during a hunting trip in the Maine woods. From left to right: Sewall, holding a pair of snowshoes and an axe; Dow, with a rifle over his right shoulder and a pair of snowshoes on his back; Roosevelt, with a rifle in his right hand and a pair of snowshoes in his left.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1879
A tintype of Theodore Roosevelt in snowshoes, holding a rabbit.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1880-1890
Theodore Roosevelt lists the people and places he and wife Edith have been dining with for his sister Anna Roosevelt. He says the political and business world is torn up over the financial situation. He has been practicing with Norwegian snowshoes. Roosevelt feels Representative Reed made a good speech on the gold bond issue and President Cleveland has an unwise contract with bankers.
1895-02-17