United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

In the first cartoon, William Lorimer holds up some cash and tells Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, “Betcha million you’re wrong, Joe!” Caption: He will bet on the Speaker’s decisions. In the second cartoon, Lorimer holds up cash as he watches President Roosevelt play tennis and says, “Betcha million he misses the ball!” Caption: A fine chance to wager a few on Teddy’s game. In the third cartoon, Lorimer plays crap with two men and says, “Fade you for a million!” Caption: What a chance on the crap games!” In the fourth cartoon, Lorimer looks at a horse race from the dome of the United States Capitol and says, “Fifty million on Azelina!” Caption: He can see the Bennings races from the dome of the Capitol. In the fifth cartoon, Lorimer points to an umbrella a man is holding and says, “Betcha million it don’t rain today!” Caption: Betting on the weather.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-16

Creator(s)

Long, Ferdinand G., 1870-1948

President Roosevelt holds the White House in his right hand and a William H. Taft button on his label. He says, “Loeb, you’re right. This is the place for us!” William Loeb carries several suitcases, including one labeled “T. R. Wash. D.C.” Roosevelt’s dog “Pete” stands beside him with a bandage on his face. Meanwhile, an airplane flies around the United States Capitol building while a teddy bear says, “Just gaze at the improvement since June! My!”

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-22

President Roosevelt holds “the strenuous life” big stick as he looks at a Republican elephant lying on the ground. Similarly, Alton B. Parker holds “The Constitution” and looks at a tired donkey. Caption: Roosevelt and Parker—”Wonder how I can get some life into the pesky animal?”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-08

Creator(s)

Carson, W. A. (William A.), 1862-

“The trusts” walk a lamb with President Roosevelt’s head on it toward the United States Capitol. Roosevelt wears a crown.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-12

Creator(s)

Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959

President Roosevelt, holding a “big stick,” and Charles W. Fairbanks ride a horse toward the United States Capitol building. There are a number of rocks ahead of them: “grafting officials,” “disregard of Constitution,” “trusts,” “secret pension list,” “Army appointments,” “blunder,” and “social equality.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-09

Creator(s)

Unknown

President Roosevelt thanks Eugene Meyer for his letter. He suggests that Meyer and Gutzon Borglum come to show him where the bust should be placed. It has been suggested that a better place could be found through the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art, but he would like Meyer’s and Borglum’s input.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

A full color postcard featuring two ovals of President Roosevelt on either side of the United States Capitol building. A short historical biography of Roosevelt appears on the bottom of the card: “Theodore Roosevelt Born in New York 1858. Governor of New York, 1899-1900. Vice-President, 1901. President, September 14, 1901. Re-elected, 1904.”

Collection

Mike Thompson Collection

Creation Date

1906

Creator(s)

Unknown

Black and white postcard with an illustration of a bull moose galloping towards the White House. The postcard also includes a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, an illustration of the “T. R. hat” and the phrase, “My hat is still in the ring.” On the reverse of the postcard, Florence writes to her Grandfather that the “old moose can wag his tail now but after the election it will be dead.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1911-1912

Creator(s)

Florence

Front of postcard displays drawings of generic Washington types such as “Washington Lobbyist,” “Washington Dude,” and “Washington Kid,” as well as the bust of President Roosevelt. Message on the front reads, “Best wishes – Karl.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1907-05-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

Black and white postcard featuring the heads of eleven United States presidents superimposed on to the bodies of football players. From left to right pictured are: Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Woodrow Wilson, William McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the background is the United States Capitol.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1933-1943

Creator(s)

Hilborn Novelty Adv., New York

The front of the postcard shows a black and white print of the U.S. Capitol building and two prints of President Roosevelt. The oval image on the left shows a younger Roosevelt standing next to a row of tents, dressed for war. The oval image on the right shows a bust of Roosevelt wearing a suit and spectacles. Beneath the image of the Capitol, there is a brief biography of Roosevelt: “Theodore Roosevelt Born in New York 1858. Graduated at Harvard 1880. Col. Rough Riders, 1898. Governor New York, 1899-1900. Vice-President, 1901. President September 14, 1901. Re-elected 1904.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1906

Creator(s)

Unknown

This postcard contains no message. The front of the postcard features full color oval portraits of President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks, in front of an American flag with the U.S. Capitol building in the background.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1901-1907

Creator(s)

Unknown

The postcard is addressed to Harold Jolles of Indianapolis, Indiana, but there is no message. The front of the postcard shows a color image of the U.S. Capitol building and two prints of President Roosevelt. The oval image on the left shows a younger Roosevelt standing next to a row of tents, dressed for war. The oval image on the right shows a bust of Roosevelt, wearing a suit and spectacles. Beneath the image of the Capitol, there is a brief biography of Roosevelt: “Theodore Roosevelt Born in New York 1858. Graduated at Harvard 1880. Col. Rough Riders, 1898. Governor New York, 1899-1900. Vice-President, 1901. President September 14, 1901. Re-elected 1904.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1907-01-16

Creator(s)

Unknown

Postcard with a black and white photograph of President Roosevelt positioned in front of a framed colorized picture of the United States Capitol. On the reverse of the postcard, the sender informs her sister, Olive, that she will write soon.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1907-09-01

Creator(s)

Unknown

Sterling silver commemorative demitasse spoon with handle shaped like a figural Theodore Roosevelt on horseback and raised image of the United States Capitol in the bowl of the spoon.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph showing West Point cadets in dress uniforms in formation outside the United States Capitol for the inauguration of President Roosevelt, with horses in foreground.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-04-01

Creator(s)

Unknown

Former President Roosevelt stands outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., shooting at a target on the Capitol dome labeled “Wilson’s Mexican policy.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-1916

President Roosevelt, wearing a William H. Taft campaign button and carrying a miniature White House, declares to William Loeb that Washington, D.C., is indeed the place for them. Roosevelt’s bulldog Pete follows along at his feet. A teddy bear exclaims, “Just gaze at the improvements since June! My!” while a biplane circles the Capitol.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1907-1908

Creator(s)

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

Large hands representing the District of Columbia shake President Roosevelt’s hands as he is welcomed to Washington, D.C. A teddy bear reaches to pick up the roses thrown to Roosevelt. Lady Freedom holds a welcome banner.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

William McKinley, as Napoleon I, rides a white horse labeled “Ohio” and carries a sword labeled “McKinley.” He is on the banks of a river, leading an army that includes Benjamin Harrison, Thomas B. Reed, John Sherman, William E. Chandler, William M. Stewart, Matthew S. Quay, Chauncey M. Depew, George F. Hoar, and Whitelaw Reid. On the other side of the river is the U.S. Capitol with the date “1896” above it. Caption: They do not see the Waterloo before them.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-12-13

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905