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Letter from Myron H. Wilson to Hans Rude Jacobsen

Letter from Myron H. Wilson to Hans Rude Jacobsen

Myron H. Wilson, General Manager of Clinton Point Stone Company, writes Hans Rude Jacobsen regarding payment received for delivering stone to Theodore Roosevelt’s construction site. Jacobsen deducted $157.99 from the total billed by Clinton Point Stone Company and Wilson explains why this deduction is not warranted. Wilson does not want collect the money through legal means and leaves it up to Jacobsen’s fairness to settle the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-13

CCC foremen at park entrance

CCC foremen at park entrance

Photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps foremen standing at the park entrance after the construction of stone pylons at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1936-1937

CCC quarry project

CCC quarry project

Photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees quarrying native stone for various projects at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area. The photograph is part of a three-binder set of pictures taken by Chandler D. Fairbank, Civilian Conservation Corps North Unit foreman at the Roosevelt Recreation Demonstration Area, taken between 1936 and 1937.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1936-1937

The G. O. P.: A rolling stone gathers no moss—unless it is strenuous stone

The G. O. P.: A rolling stone gathers no moss—unless it is strenuous stone

A stone that contains President Roosevelt’s likeness rolls from St. Paul, to Yellowstone, to St. Louis, to Denver, to Los Angeles, and has begun to be covered by a moss labeled “support for nomination in 1904.” A well-dressed GOP elephant looks on. Caption: The G. O. P.: A rolling stone gathers no moss—unless it is strenuous stone.

Comments and Context

George W. Rehse made reference to President Theodore Roosevelt’s peripatetic “swing” through the Upper Midwest, the Northern Plains States, the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Midwest at the time of this cartoon — a trip that included notable stops for touring and recreation in places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. His speeches and frequently addressed major policy issues.

This extensive trip, as the cartoon suggests, was not only strenuous but conducted with an eye on the next year’s presidential contest.