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Theodore Roosevelt refers to an enclosed letter and asks John Campbell Greenway to verify and follow up on its contents. Roosevelt asks if Greenway’s family will be staying in the Long Island Sound area for the summer.
1911-07-05
President Roosevelt is concerned about Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s hospitalization. He advises Ferguson to take a holiday for his health. Roosevelt recently appointed Laurence Grahame as Secretary of the Interior of Puerto Rico. Grahame is a Canadian of Scotch parentage and is an “awfully good fellow.”
1906-12-01
William H. Taft will be in Canada and cannot attend the July 4 Worcester Celebration.
1914-06-10
Governor Roosevelt is concerned about John Campbell Greenway’s health and requests that his brother, Gilbert Christian Greenway, send an update. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has returned from Cuba where she had a splendid time.
1900-03-29
Postcard featuring a colored image of Theodore Roosevelt’s grave with the headstone, flowers, and small American flag. Above the picture is identified. Mildred has arrived safely and is having a “fine time” on the beach.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1924-07-01
Color postcard with image of the Wilcox house in Buffalo, New York. An oval portrait of Theodore Roosevelt is in the upper left corner. After William McKinley’s death, Roosevelt took the presidential oath of office in the Wilcox house. The sender is having a good time and the weather has been nice. She is planning to visit for Christmas.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-11-22
Theodore Roosevelt has received Ambassador Jusserand’s book and appreciates the dedication. He hopes the Jusserands can get out of Washington, D.C., during the summer. Roosevelt has been in a “savage fight” for “old American ideals.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-08
A well-dressed, imperious woman is seated in a chair, with her feet on a cushion, holding a scepter and a paper that states, “Fashion’s Decrees for Summer Resorts.” Among the rules are the following: “Ladies must wear at least three costumes a day,” and “Good form requires every lady to have a maid and every gentleman a valet.” After listing the rules, it ends with “Style First, Comfort Afterwards.” On the left are idle workers at an empty “American Summer Hotel,” and on the right, crowds of travelers pass through terminals to board steamships headed “To Europe.” Caption: Dame fashion’s foolish and expensive rules are responsible for the increasing exodus to Europe and the empty summer hotels in America.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-07-17
The end-of-summer resort crowd returns to the city from their vacations at the beach, ready to resume duties or obligations to employers or social and charitable organizations, and ponder next year’s vacation.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1894-09-19
President Roosevelt greets the people of Dennison, Ohio, and mentions that he worries about the “small folks” who are like “little apples in the middle of the barrel.” Roosevelt explains that he is going south to meet General Luke E. Wright, who had served as Governor-General of the Philippines, but that he is going to take a vacation for several days first. He looks forward to his travel through Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-12
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1881. Roosevelt lives in New York City with Alice Lee Roosevelt and attends Columbia Law School. Major events for the year are a summer trip through Europe and Roosevelt’s election to the New York State Assembly from the 21st district. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1881
A cat labeled “The Consumer” sits on the steps to the U.S. Capitol where a sign has been posted stating “Out of Town for the Summer Republican Congress.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-08-03
The illustration shows three scenes of the tropical paradise of Tahiti.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1914-04-11
Vignettes depict scenes from travel, including a shocked woman confronted by a “U.S. Customs” scarecrow; a distorted view of Pisa aided by “a wonderful quality of chianti”; a Dutch woman exchanging her traditional costume for the latest Parisian fashions after the tourists have gone home; a composite of images from “one of those hurried tours around the world,” compressing sites from many places into a single image/impression; ruins that remind the traveler of construction projects back home; a woman sitting on a lonely beach populated with signs for the many different “seas” she has encountered while traveling; and what may be a self-portrait of the artist sending postcards from places around the world, while never leaving home.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1914-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation from Frances Theodora Parsons. He explains that he will be at a resort in Arizona throughout the summer, followed by a trip to South America in October.
1913-07-03
An intoxicated man, fully dressed, sits in a bathtub with the shower raining water down upon him. In his drunken state he has mistaken the bathtub for a motorboat. A seltzer bottle and an overturned bottle of liquor are on the floor at the end of the bathtub. Visible through an open door is a beach with dock and a sailboat offshore. Caption: “Thasser way with these darn motor-boats! Go back on yer just the worsh time! Like as not, be stuck in the rain here all day!”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1913-09-03
President Roosevelt was pleased to hear from Jacob A. Riis and to learn the news about Sea Breeze Hospital. He instructs Riis to have a good time.
1906-07-03
Governor Roosevelt thanks Anna Roosevelt Cowles for the gift of the silver strap. He shares how much he misses William Sheffield Cowles, Jr. and tells her about his vacation, which he is spending mostly outdoors.
1899-11-03
One large hand, labeled “City Tradesman,” has grabbed a family of four from another large hand, labeled “Country Hotel Keeper.” Caption: “Let go there! Give me a chance at ’em! You had ’em all Summer!”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-09-20
Governor Roosevelt describes his busy work schedule to General Johnson and his desire to take a holiday. Roosevelt also inquires if Johnson has a copy of Roosevelt’s book, Rough Riders, and if not he wishes to send him one. Roosevelt also discusses Generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and the memory of the Civil War.
1899-07-26