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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Harry S. Armstrong

Theodore Roosevelt wishes Harry S. Armstrong good luck with his efforts to bring American and immigrant settlers into southwestern Louisiana to take up farming. Roosevelt notes that he has traveled to the region and was impressed with the rich soil, good climate, and friendly people. He believes that this area of the south provides a good example of freedom of political belief. In his discussion he mentions “Free Traders” and “Protectionists.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-22

“The gentleman farmer”

At center, “‘The Gleaners’ as Millet might have painted it to-day” shows fashionably dressed women gleaning a field. Surrounding scenes show farm life as one might imagine it for a “gentleman farmer.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-06-06

The melting pot

At center two large hands labeled “Militarism” and “Jingoism” are squeezing men labeled “Labor” and “Capital” over an inverted spike-topped helmet stuck in the ground and overflowing with their blood. There is a skull and crossbones emblem on the front of the helmet. Surrounding vignettes depict, on the left, science, art (sculpture), and woodworking, and on the right, agriculture, art (painting), and blacksmithing.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-08-01