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This newspaper article includes several images of President Roosevelt on horseback, including the president instructing Ted Roosevelt in hurdling, the president himself hurdling a stone fence, Captain Fitzhugh Lee riding a horse, and the president sitting at his desk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-02
President Roosevelt shows Uncle Sam a “quilting bee in aid of the suffering public.” Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, Pennsylvania Senator Philander C. Knox, Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, Wisconsin Senator John C. Spooner, Iowa Senator William B. Allison, and Texas Senator Joseph W. Bailey sit at a table stitching amendments on a “rate bill” quilt. Spanish Treaty Claims Commissioner William E. Chandler looks through a window and holds a paper that reads, “I’m no liar.” There is a portrait of George Washington on the wall.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-15
Cabinet officers march out of the “White House” with each one holding an axe: Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of War William H. Taft, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorney General William H. Moody, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock. A bald eagle looks on and says, “Gee whiz!” Caption: Shade of George Washington!
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-18
President Roosevelt’s face is blended with George Washington’s face. Caption: “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-01
A very short President Roosevelt and a tall Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks stand beside a table. A silhouette of George Washington is on the wall. Caption: (Reproduced from an exceedingly rare woodcut.)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
President Roosevelt is surrounded by a number of trees that have been cut down: “postal frauds,” “fraud,” “railroads,” “beef trust,” “timber frauds,” and “discrimination.” He uses a “square deal” hatchet to cut an “oil trust” tree.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-22
An article outlines the proceedings of the thanksgiving meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society, celebrating the society’s centenary and the completion of a special fund in honor of the occasion. A portion recounting the speech by American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid which emphasized the close bond between Great Britain and the United States, and reading of a letter from President Roosevelt is highlighted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-08
Theodore Roosevelt writes about the importance of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in American history. Original title of the article was “True American Ideals.”
1895-02
Extracts from a speech President Roosevelt gave to the Philadelphia Society of Freemasons at the Washington Sesqui-Centennial Celebration.
1902-11-05
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about his trip with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on their boat to the place where George Washington was born. He details the land, especially the flowers. Roosevelt also gives updates on Archie, Quentin, and Ethel.
1906-04-30
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, as Don Quixote, sits in a chair, reading, with a sword in raised right hand, with visions of former (and current) presidents, as well as some of the social ills that he hopes to correct. Caption: Our esteemed Vice-President takes his candidacy seriously.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-05-24
Illustration showing two Irishmen discussing a portrait of George Washington. Caption: Clancy. — I wonder whoi Washington wore a pigtail? Casey. — Sure, oi dunno! Mebby Chinamin hod votes in thim days!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-02-21
Black and white negative of Mount Rushmore from a distance with the head of Theodore Roosevelt under construction. Photo taken from Horsethief Road.
Mount Rushmore National Monument
1940
Black and white print of Mount Rushmore lit at night with the Roosevelt head under construction.
Mount Rushmore National Monument
1938
Color photo of the Roosevelt head with American flag covering face during the 50th anniversary dedication of the Roosevelt head.
Mount Rushmore National Monument
1989-07-02
Cartoon depicting President Roosevelt attempting to cut down a tree labeled “Trusts.” President Washington is depicted on the other side of the tree.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-22
President Roosevelt is shown in colonial dress with an axe labeled Anti-Trust Laws. Behind him a giant tree labeled Opposition to Anti-Trust Legislation is shown chopped down with branches labeled after various trusts. President Washington looks on angrily. Caption: George Washington Roosevelt: –Father, I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-22
Cartoon depicts President Roosevelt signing the coal strike settlement. He is crowned with laurel just like the statues of Washington and Lincoln in the background. A quote from the Foreign Press is included: The American people are clearly going to trust Roosevelt as they trusted Washington and Lincoln and their trust will not be misplaced.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-19
A draft of a speech addressing members of the Grand Army of the Republic in which President Roosevelt praises the efforts of the Union Army during the Civil War. He argues that with the growth of cities, and of individual and corporate fortunes, men have become more divided into groups and classes. Roosevelt asserts that in order to solve the “dark problems looming before us,” Americans must “strive onward” in the same spirit Union soldiers demonstrated when they fought alongside men regardless of class or religion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-28
President Roosevelt addresses members of the Grand Army of the Republic, praising the efforts of Union Army soldiers during the Civil War. He argues that with the growth of cities and individual and corporate fortunes, men have become more divided into groups and classes, thereby diminishing the “realization of that essential underlying brotherhood which ought to be deep in the heart of every American.” Roosevelt asserts that in order to solve the “dark problems looming before us,” they must prioritize cooperation. He insists that Americans must “strive onward” in the same spirit Union soldiers demonstrated when they fought alongside men regardless of class or religion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-28