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Sheet music for “Roosevelt’s Rough Riders,” which celebrates the exploits of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known as the Rough Riders, during the Spanish-American War. The cover features a hazy illustration of a trooper on a horse.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “Rough Riders,” a song celebrating the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, commonly known as the Rough Riders, and their exploits during the Spanish-American War. The song is from Yankee Doodle Dandy, a play staged by the Casino Theatre Organization of New York, New York.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Writing from the trenches outside of Santiago, Cuba, just after the Battle of San Juan Hill, Theodore Roosevelt thought that the event that would make his political career–the campaign in Cuba–appeared to be on the verge of becoming a catastrophe. Within a few months of writing this letter, Roosevelt would be elected governor of New York; in 1900 he was elected vice president.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1898-07-03
Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform before embarking for Cuba.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1898
Sheet music for “Tramp of the Cavalry,” an instrumental tribute to the Rough Riders. The song is dedicated to “Col. Roosevelt’s Rough Riders.” The cover features an illustration of Theodore Roosevelt leading a cavalry charge.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “The Charge at San Juan,” a 1903 tribute to President Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. The cover features an illustration of Roosevelt leading a cavalry charge.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1903
Postcard with a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback. Reverse is for address only.
1901-1907
A postcard featuring a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt sitting atop a horse with an American flag at the top. The caption reads, “President Roosevelt as Colonel of the Rough Riders.”
1901-1907
A picture of Theodore Roosevelt and two men sitting on horses in front of a building in Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1907
Sam writes to his sister, Mary Hall, about the upcoming nuptials of their sister. He invites Mary to visit. On the front of the postcard is the Rough Rider monument in Prescott, Arizona.
1909-01-28
This postcard includes a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform. The back of the card describes Roosevelt’s role in the Spanish-American War.
1901-1907
A postcard featuring a color illustration of a child riding on a white donkey. The words printed under the illustration say “A ROUGH RIDER.” There is a handwritten message to Mary Jamison, possibly from Louise, which says the writer is having a “fine time,” and the child in the illustration might look like one of Jamison’s babies. The back of the postcard contains Jamison’s address and two postmarks, one for September 12, 1904, in Monessen, Pennsylvania, and one for September 16, 1904, in Grand Canyon, Arizona.
1904-09-12
A postcard featuring a color illustration of President Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform as a toy figurine. A tag attached to the figurine says “HANDLE WITH CARE / BREAKABLE.” The postcard is addressed to Mr. George Burton, but there is no message written on it. The postmark is dated March 7, 1906, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1906-03-07
A postcard featuring a child wearing overalls and a straw hat, riding on a black donkey. The words “A ROUGH RIDER” are printed under the illustration.
1907-1914
A postcard featuring a color illustration of a child writing a rocking horse, with the caption “A ROUGH RIDER.” The message on the back, from Mrs. J. N. Faucett to Mrs. W. C. Ellis says only “Congratulations.”
1910-05-27
“Charge of the Rough Riders” is an instrumental march set for piano.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “The Brave Rough Riders,” which celebrates Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. The front cover shows a color print of Roosevelt leading a cavalry charge with a Spanish fort and the ocean in the background.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Image of President Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform brandishing a red bat. Image text says, “I’m living the strenuous life.” Handwritten message says “Am coming to Milford some day soon.” Reverse has the address for Lula Doty and postmarks for New Hart and Milford.
1907-11-09
A postcard featuring a black and white portrait of Colonel Roosevelt in his Rough Riders uniform. There is a black and white illustration of a woman holding a scroll with the words “GREETINGS FROM PICTURESQUE AMERICA,” a bald eagle, and an American flag in color.
1897
Color postcard with image of President Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform and caption reading, “The Roosevelt Toast. Here’s To The Bride May All Her Troubles Be Little Ones.” The postcard seems to have been colored on and a written note reads, “Ogden Utah.”
1901-1907