Our presidents
Souvenir postcard from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition with the phrase “Our Presidents” featuring images of the first twenty-five presidents.
Collection
Creation Date
1907
Your TR Source
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Postcard to James
Postcard of San Francisco with pictures of President Roosevelt, George Washington, the Spreckles Building (formerly the Call Building, and later Central Tower), and City Hall. On the reverse of the card, a note has been written to James.
Collection
Creation Date
1907-1909
Deserves a second term
Postcard with images of George Washington, U. S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and William H. Taft. Captions under each image read, (Washington) “declined a third term,” (Grant) was “denied a third term,” (Roosevelt) “demands a third term what Washington refused and Grant could not get,” and (Taft) “deserves a second term.” Each side also features a Roosevelt quotation praising Taft.
Collection
Creation Date
1912
Postcard to Bess A. Bennett
Color postcard with image of a teddy bear wearing a sash and raising a toast, with a caption reading “HA — HA. It’s a good thing George Washington didn’t chop down all the Cherry Trees.”
Collection
Creation Date
1901-1907
The shrine of democracy
Color postcard featuring a photograph, description, and brief history of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Collection
Creation Date
1941-1960
Re-Born American spirit
Sheet music for “The Re-Born American Spirit,” which celebrates the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the new “American Spirit” which resulted. The cover features a large illustration of Roosevelt and smaller illustrations of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Creation Date
1933
Hold firm the American way
Sheet music for “Hold Firm the American Way,” a patriotic song. The cover features vignettes and quotes from several presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt. The back page features a photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the “American pledge.”
Collection
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Creation Date
1952
Presidents on parade
Sheet music for “Presidents on Parade,” a patriotic song with lyrics that mention all presidents from George Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Collection
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Creation Date
1933
Presidents of the United States presidential campaign fan
Hand-held fan with printed music for the presidential campaign of 1908. The front of the fan illustrates all presidents from George Washington through Theodore Roosevelt. Oval photographs at top feature William H. Taft and William Jennings Bryan under the caption “Who’s Next.” The reverse side features a short notation of “The Star Spangled Banner,” arranged by George Braveson, with four verses. The lyrics for the rest of the verses are printed below the notation. The bottom of the fan has two advertisements. The first is an advertisement for Hill & Goodrich, “dealers in Fresh and Salt Meats of every kind.” The second is for “Fish and Oysters in Season. Cash paid for Hides and Skins, Portland St., Morrisville, VT.”
Collection
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Creation Date
1908
A real American fan
Hand-held fan with a poem printed on the front and song lyrics on the back. The front of the fan features portraits of presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Calvin Coolidge above a printed poem, “A Real American.” The reverse side features the lyrics to “The Star Spangled Banner” and “America.”
Collection
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Creation Date
1923-1929
Union League Club George Washington Birthday program
Program booklet for the George Washington birthday celebration held by the Union League Club of Chicago on February 22, 1896. Commissioner Roosevelt gave the commemorative address. The program features a fully notated printing of “America.”
Collection
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Creation Date
1896-02-22
America their alma mater, democracy their goal
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
Creation Date
1933-1943
Postcard from Hershons to C. A. Hershons
This is a postcard from a mother to her daughter, C. A. Hershon, letting her know that she is in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding areas, visiting Washington’s Tomb. The message reads, “Washington D.C. Charlie- We are five hundred ft. high now [illegible] of Washington’s Tomb. I wish you could all see this [illegible] fine you can see all ones [illegible] mama.” The front of the postcard features a full color image of the White House, with a full color oval portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-10-23
Mount Rushmore National Memorial postcard
Color postcard featuring pre and post construction images of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
Unknown
Our 25 presidents
This postcard features black and white illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1901-1909
Our 25 presidents
This postcard features black and white illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1901-1909
Our 25 presidents
This black and white postcard features illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1901-1909
Our 25 presidents
This color postcard features illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt. George Washington is featured prominently in the center of the postcard.
Collection
Creation Date
1901-1909
Postcard to S. C. Fagard
Sepia-tone postcard with oval portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Washington in the foreground and two American flags behind. The unknown sender writes that they have found accommodations at Vanderbilt House.
Collection
Creation Date
1912-09-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Andrew Drain
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the editorial responding to the statement in President Taft’s Decoration Day address that the horrors of war necessarily outweigh the benefits that may come of it. Roosevelt agrees with James Andrew Drain in opposing such a statement. He also states that death is not the worst of all possible evils. Rather, “No man is fit to live unless he is ready to quit life for adequate cause.”
Collection
Creation Date
1911-06-19