Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Hans von Röller
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-01-13
Creator(s)
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Your TR Source
Voyages and travels
Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Mrs. Graves
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt informs Mrs. Graves that Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Richard Derby, and their three children are traveling to Florence, Italy for his sabbatical.
Collection
Creation Date
1934-10-18
Morro Castle
Photograph of Morro Castle in Havana, Cuba.
Comments and Context
Prior to the start of the Spanish-American War, the USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor, close to Morro Castle. Photograph may have been taken by a United States Navy sailor during their voyage to Havana, Cuba in 1910.
Collection
Group photograph in front of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ cabin
A group photograph showing Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of James T. Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Theodore Roosevelt and John Hance descending Bright Angel Trail
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and John Hance on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
Collection
Creation Date
1911-03-17
Uncle Jim Owens
An account of the work of Uncle Jimmy Owens, a game warden who lived and worked in the Grand Canyon and often led hunting trips in the region, including a trip for Theodore Roosevelt, Archibald B. “Archie” Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, and Nicholas Roosevelt. William M. Mace describes Owens’ efforts to control the mountain lion and cougar populations with his hunting dogs, and praises his success in protecting the area from an overabundance of these predators.
Collection
Creation Date
Unknown
Theodore Roosevelt and group on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, John Hance, Ida Tarbell, and the Colgate Party on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
Collection
Creation Date
1911-03-17
Theodore Roosevelt and group on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, John Hance, Ida Tarbell, and the Colgate Party on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
Collection
Creation Date
1911-03-17
Theodore Roosevelt and group on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, John Hance, Ida Tarbell, and the Colgate Party on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
Collection
Creation Date
1911-03-17
Arrival of presidential Train at Grand Canyon
Photograph of the crowd gathered outside the presidential train upon the arrival of Theodore Roosevelt at the Grand Canyon train station. President Roosevelt is sitting upon a white horse in the middle of the crowd.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-05-06
Arrival of presidential Train at Grand Canyon
Photograph of the crowd gathered outside the presidential train upon the arrival of Theodore Roosevelt at the Grand Canyon train station. President Roosevelt is sitting upon a white horse in the middle of the crowd.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-05-06
Group photograph in front of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ cabin
A group photograph showing Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Theodore Roosevelt and group on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon
Postcard featuring a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, John Hance, Ida Tarbell, and the Colgate Party on mules descending Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
Collection
Creation Date
1911-03-17
Arrival of presidential train at Grand Canyon
Photograph of the train on which Theodore Roosevelt arrived to the Grand Canyon. Several carriages, horses, and people are in the foreground.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-05-06
Uncle Jim picking up pottery on Walhalla Plateau
Photograph of several men and horses at Walhalla Plateau in the Grand Canyon. In the foreground, Uncle Jimmy Owens is picking up pottery pieces. Theodore Roosevelt is likely behind Owens on horseback with his arms crossed, looking away from the camera.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Uncle Jim Owen’s cabin- N. Rim, Harvey Meadow
A group photograph showing Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
Uncle Jim w/ group in front of cabin in Harvey Meadow
Photograph of several members of Theodore Roosevelt’s Grand Canyon group on horseback taken in front of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ cabin in Harvey Meadow in Arizona.
Collection
Creation Date
1913
The great Rainbow Natural Bridge
A draft of “The Great Rainbow Natural Bridge,” written by Nicholas Roosevelt and copyrighted by Waldo M. Wedel. The manuscript includes photographs and journal entries by Roosevelt on this portion of his trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Throughout the manuscript are notes made by Wedel.
Collection
Creation Date
2010
Theodore Roosevelt riding a mule in Grand Canyon
A hand tinted photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and an unidentified man riding mules in the Grand Canyon.
Collection
Creation Date
1908
Through the Painted Desert to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon of Arizona
A draft of “Through the Painted Desert to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon of Arizona,” written by Nicholas Roosevelt and copyrighted by Waldo M. Wedel. The manuscript includes photographs and journal entries by Roosevelt on this portion of his trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Collection
Creation Date
2010