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Photograph shows Colonel George Harries and four men standing in front of camp tent, Montauk Point, New York.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
Photograph showing Company C troop, posing for a group picture, Montauk Point, New York.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
Photograph showing Company M troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
Photograph showing Company K troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
Photograph showing Company D troop, posing for group picture, Montauk Point, New York.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
A soldier returning from the Spanish-American War sits with regimental mascots Josephine the cougar and Cuba the dog at Montauk Point, New York.
Following their return from the Spanish-American War, many soldiers were briefly quarantined at Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point, New York, to prevent the spread of tropical diseases.
Photograph showing three-quarters portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in Rough Rider uniform.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1890-1900
Reproduction of painting by Frederic Remington showing Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback, with his men running close behind him; some men are being shot while others lay dead in the grass.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1956
Photograph showing (front row, right to left): Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard Wood and former Civil War Confederate General, Joseph Wheeler. (Back row, right to left): Chaplain Henry A. Brown, Major Alexander Oswald Brodie and Major George Dunn.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt at Camp Wikoff standing in front of tent with two unidentified men behind him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898, c1904
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard Wood, and Alexander O. Brodie sitting in front of camp tents.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898
Photograph shows Richard Nixon and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt looking at a painting of Theodore Roosevelt in a Rough Rider uniform.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1957
Four letters written by Theodore Roosevelt to President William McKinley from June to October 1898 about the war in Cuba. Two of the letters deal with the military campaign; one concerns the threat posed to U.S. troops by malaria; and in the last Roosevelt makes the case that he should be awarded the Medal of Honor.
A photograph of Roosevelt in his military uniform accompanies the letters.
Notice about a parade marking the eightieth anniversary of the arrival of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in Tampa, Florida, in 1898. The article notes that three hundred Rough Rider reenactors arrived in Tampa by train. It notes some of the groups that took part in the parade and cites the local organizers of the event.
An advertisement for the Roosevelt Savings Bank which includes a listing of its various branch offices in the New York City area is found on the bottom third of the page.
In addition to providing a summary of four of the articles published in this issue, John A. Gable uses the highlights the opening of Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia, which was the childhood home of Theodore Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. He notes the passing of Reginald Rose, a longtime member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, and he talks about the lecture series celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Sagamore Hill as a public house museum. He closes with a plug for the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1978
Two photographs showing five-year-old Daniel C. Kaufherr, dressed as Theodore Roosevelt at a fancy dress children’s party. The top image depicts Kaufherr as Roosevelt playing tennis. The bottom image depicts Kaufherr as Roosevelt, the Rough Rider.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-03
Theodore Roosevelt is not included in Howard Chandler Christy’s sketch of the battle of San Juan Hill because he was not in the real battle. Roosevelt and his Rough Riders were taking part in a different skirmish at the time, attacking Kettle Hill, three-quarters of a mile away from San Juan Hill. The picture will be published in an illustrated encyclopedia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-08
The program and schedule for Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to dedicate the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona has been confirmed. The trip will include, at Roosevelt’s special request, an opportunity for him to meet with some former Rough Riders. It is likely they will escort him on horseback to visit cliff dwellings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-11
The writer speculates on the festivities surrounding Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming visit, which will coincide with the culmination of New Mexico’s statehood celebration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-02
Charles Buckley writes Theodore Roosevelt concerning his family’s size, as he has six children. Buckley served as a Rough Rider under Roosevelt, and thanks Roosevelt for his kindness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-1913