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President Roosevelt sprays the “3rd term volcano” with water standing by Washington, D.C., while Charles Evans Hughes and William H. Taft wander up toward the top. Hughes says, “If there is any danger of an eruption, I don’t want to be here!’
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-24
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1908
English
(1905, March-1909, February) U.S. President – 2nd Term
This postcard depicts the Moana Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, which Charles C. Myers says is one of many fine hotels in the city. The city’s hotels are constructed both on American and European plans, and many have views of extinct volcanoes.
1911
Wall, Nichols & Co., Ltd.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
Postcard showing molten lava in a volcano under a partial moon.
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Postcard showing molten lava in a volcano under a full moon.
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Postcard showing molten lava in a volcano with figures in the foreground.
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Postcard showing a panoramic view of a landscape with cultivated farmland near the foreground and a large bowl-shaped crater rising above in the background.
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Postcard featuring a drawing by Benoni White and a lithograph by A. D. Willis of Lake Taupo in New Zealand. In the foreground is an individual walking towards a house. The background features several individuals around the lake and a smoking volcano.
1908
The New Zealand Government Department of Tourist & Health Resorts
Under the Antiquities Act of 1906, President Roosevelt declares the area known as “Cinder Cone” and the surrounding lava field a National Monument, commenting that it is a site of scientific interest as an illustration of volcanic activity. The precise area within Lassen Peak National Forest which Roosevelt so designates is defined by a map.
1907-05-06
Thomas Curry describes how Wheeler Geologic Area formed through volcanic eruptions and erosion, which produced the striking formations seen today. The area was declared a national monument by Theodore Roosevelt, but later was made part of the Rio Grande National Forest and returned to the Forest Service. Curry encourages his readers to visit the site, but admits that the route to get there is rather difficult, as he describes.
1997
People look at a ruined United States Capitol building standing next to a volcano that has just erupted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-20
A volcano in the shape of President Roosevelt’s head spews a cloud of “my policies” in the shape of William H. Taft’s head.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-30
A winged female figure labeled “Peace” sits on one side of a mountain pass, and Mars, the Roman god of war, sits on the opposite side. A man wearing a crown and robe labeled “Czar” is walking down the path, carrying a large candle snuffer labeled “Peace Congress” that he hopes to use to extinguish a volcano labeled “War” that is erupting in the distance. He must pass through areas that are heavily armed with munitions and bearing the countenances of several foreign rulers.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-06-21
The Roosevelts spent Christmas in Rome and there were many presents. They ascended Mount Vesuvius and Roosevelt stuck an alpine stick into a small crater which caught the stick on fire. The route down from Vesuvius was very rough.
1870-01-06