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Pan-American mail steamers

President William H. Taft recently corresponded with Grosvenor Dawe of the Southern Commercial Congress regarding the establishment of a steamship company operating to South America, and the possibility of having one of their ships be the first to travel through the Panama Canal. Taft is glad people are taking steps to improve the United States’ merchant marine, and is sure if their efforts are successful they will be afforded all due privileges.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-23

Creator(s)

Unknown

British East Africa

This travel magazine provides information about planning a trip to British East Africa, including booking a trip, scheduling shipments, game laws, transportation, and all other details associated with a trip to Africa. The magazine includes pictures from British East Africa and a list of game animals in the area.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07

Creator(s)

Newland, Tarlton & Co

Cabin plan of the “Hamburg”

This drawing shows the cabin plan for the Hamburg-American Line’s twin-screw passenger steamer, Hamburg.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908

Creator(s)

Hamburg-American Line

Notes on route from Uganda to Lake Tanganyika

This note describes transportation operations from Uganda to Lake Tanganyika, with some comment on the ease of transport.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

General William Crozier sends additional guns and cartridges for President Roosevelt to use on his African safari. They should be put in a case that will let Roosevelt use them on the steamer.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1909-02-27

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

President Theodore Roosevelt and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot

Photograph of President Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot on the river steamer Mississippi, taken on the trip of the Inland Waterways Commission down the Mississippi River in October 1907.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1907-10

Creator(s)

U.S. Forest Service

Postcard to Earl Tinkelpaugh

Postcard with colorized photo of Theodore Roosevelt, an “Excursion Steamer.” The unknown author sends cheers for the Hiking Club and suggests, with more practice, that Earl Tinkelpaugh could walk to Chicago, Illinois, in the fall.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Nevada N. Stranahan to William Loeb

Nevada N. Stranahan confirms with William Loeb that he will take Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to the dock to meet her sister, Emily Tyler Carow, who will arrive on the steamer Statendam.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-28

Creator(s)

Stranahan, Nevada N. (Nevada Northrup), 1861-1928

Letter from Albert Hamilton Ellett to Theodore Roosevelt

Albert Hamilton Ellett asks if President Roosevelt is related to the man who built the first steamboat on the Mississippi River. According to Mississippi historical records, that boat was built by “Roosevelt of N. Y. in 1871.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-26

Creator(s)

Ellett, Albert Hamilton, 1863-1911