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Col. Roosevelt and His "Rough Riders,"
1898
Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930
Cavalcade, men on horseback. Roosevelt, in light clothing on a dark horse, is in the center of the image. Written at Camp Wikoff.
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Troop D of the "Rough Riders" as they went into Cuba.
Strohmeyer & Wyman
A line of men standing at attention with bedrolls over their left shoulders and rifles at their right sides.
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Inspection - "Rough Riders"
A line of mounted men behind their commanders. Subjects are turned towards proper right at a slight front angle, so that the line crosses the picture on a diagonal from the left margin towards the horizon.
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Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" in Camp
Five Riders lounge in the foreground, two lying on their sides, one on his back with his hat over his face, and two posing with their rifles. Two lines of men are arranged informally behind them, the first in seated and the second standing. Trees and...
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"Rough Riders" filling belts with Cartridges.
In the foreground, five men sit or kneel on the ground with cartridge belts. Another kneeling pair occupies the middle ground, right. The background shows a building, a group of horses, and a standing figure.
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Troop H - Captain Curry - "Rough Riders"
A crowd of standing men and horses, seen mostly in profile. A trumpeter, a pale horse and the man leading the horse fill the foreground.
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Chaplain Brown of the "Rough Riders" preaching to the Regiment.
The men sit on the ground amidst scrubby, semi-tropical plants. The picture is shot as though from the congregation, so that the preacher and officers stand in the background.
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Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" leaving Tampa, Fla., U. S. A. for Santiago.
Keystone View Company
A ship crowded with "Rough Riders" seen from a slight distance. A flag flies from its prow. In the foreground, a man is hitching (or unhitching) a boat from a pier. Note: This picture is a probable variant of no. 10: the same shot, taken from a...
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The Yucatan carrying the Famous Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" to Cuba.
A boat shown in 3/4 orientation. The Rough Riders cover the deck, the boat roofs and the rigging.
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Col. Theodore Roosevelt of the "Rough Riders" - after his return from Cuba.
Roosevelt astride a horse with his left hand in his pocket, 3/4 front facing sitter's proper right.
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General view of the field and Hill taken by the "Rough Riders," San Juan, Cuba.
1899
Six mounted men and three men on foot stand in front of a long, low hill. A road or trail behind the men runs towards the distant hilltop.
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Scene of the great Battle - the Hill, from below - San Juan, Cuba.
Four riders in a landscape of rough vegetation and scrubby trees. Two, immediately visible on dark horses, form a line from the left front to right midground of the picture. Two more, paler and harder to see, form an opposing diagonal.
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"Rough Rider" Cowboys saluting President McKinley - reception at Los Angeles, Cal.
1901
Street scene. A group of horsemen raise their hats to the President, who stands on a podium at the right of the picture. Roosevelt may be among the horsemen, but cannot be clearly distinguished.
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[14 newspaper clippings relating primarily to the Spanish-American War] [Decimalized .01- .14]
circa 1880 - 1910
Wright, Miller A., fl. 1861-1864
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to Czar Nicholas II
February 18, 1898
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Telegram thanking Czar Nicholas for condolences he had offered for the sinking of the USS Maine. Typed on Department of State telegram letterhead. Stamped "2d Assistant Secretary, Feb 18 1898."
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[Draft letter]
28 November 1898
Discusses appointing a governor to Havana, Cuba. Written in pencil on Executive Mansion letterhead. Some words have been retouched by another hand.
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to William Howard Taft
July 14, 1902
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
Copy of a telegram from Secretary of War Root to William Howard Taft. Root thanks him for the successful result of his negotiations with the Vatican about the Friar Lands in the Philippines. He explains the position of the United States government...
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Instructions of the Secretary of War to Governor William H. Taft in the matter of the purchase of the Friar Lands in the Philippines.
9 May 1902
Because Congress has not yet acted on recommendations of the commission in regards to the Friar Lands of the Philippines and Taft cannot delay his return there, the President authorizes Taft to travel to Rome to determine which authorities of the...
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to William R. Day
October 7, 1898
Discusses having met with Beriah Wilkins, the owner and editor of the Washington Post, who wants to be sent to Paris and attached to the U.S. Peace Commission. Wilkins feels he can be of great service to the American people and the Commission...
GLC00162.10
November 2, 1898
Discusses Beriah Wilkins', the owner and editor of the Washington Post, upcoming trip to Paris. Tells Day that Wilkins is not seeking employment but does want to be of help, if he can be. Written on Executive Mansion letterhead. Day was president of...
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to John Cullen Bryant
January 8, 1901
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Replying to a letter from Bryant, received the day before, George Dewey comments, "I have to say that I do not consider the picture you send a good one. What I regard as the best obtainable photograph of myself..shows me in white uniform, with cap."...
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[Personal and military correspondence and documents related to August or Miller Wright] [decimalized]
1858 - circa 1897
More than half of these items, to, from, or relating to Augustus or Miller Wright, are Civil War-period. Includes an 9 February 1864 autograph letter signed from Walter Herron Taylor, aide to Robert E. Lee, regarding General Lee's refusal to approve...
GLC02691.11
to John G. Walker
7 April 1899
Davis, George Breckenridge, 1847–1914
Written by Lieutenant Colonel Davis as Deputy Judge Advocate General, Recorder to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Says the Court of Inquiry that was convened to investigate the beef supplied to the Army during the Spanish-American War wants to...
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to William Taft
May 16, 1905
Mosby, John S., 1833-1916
enclosing a letter from Col. Petit, with whom Chapman served in the Spanish American War.
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[Commission of William Sampson as rear admiral in Navy]
10 August 1898
Commission of William Sampson as rear admiral in Navy. Signed by William McKinley as President of the United States and John D. Long as Secretary of the Navy. Promoted for "eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle." Docket on lower lefthand side...
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[Appointment of William Sampson as commissioner to meet with Spanish regarding Cuba]
19 August 1898
Commissioning William Sampson to meet with Spanish representatives concerning their evacuation of Cuba. Signed by William McKinley as President of the United States. Countersigned by J.B. Moore as acting Secretary of State. White seal on bottom...
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to James D. Fox
July 21, 1902
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Roosevelt thanks him for his letter and writes, "I have received your letter in reference to the friars; and as it evidently proceeds from an entire misunderstanding of the facts, I take pleasure in reciting them to you." Fox was a member of the Holy...
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to Theodore Roosevelt
August 5, 1902
Fox, James D., fl. 1902
Fox thanks him for his letter and for clarifying for him the situation with the friars and their lands in the Philippines and the position of the United States government. Regrets the fact that the government of the United States has allowed the...
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To whom it may concern.
7 July 1930
Acer, Christopher J., 1886-?
Offers a collection of documents related to the controversy surrounding the sale of the Friar Lands in the Philippines in circa 1902. Has shown these letters to R. W. G. Vail of the Roosevelt Memorial House, who has told him the collection would...
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[Clerical copy of the resolutions sent to President Theodore Roosevelt concerning to the Friar Lands].
13 July 1902
Also with the clerical signatures of John Sullivan, John Vance, Thomas P. Cullen, and William Brennan. Protests the banishment from the Philippines of the friars now doing God's work there. Notes that a copy of the resolutions was mailed to...
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to Joseph Wheeler
July 8, 1898
Bates, John C., 1842-1919
Bates writes, from "in front [of] Santiago," "I have swung my line forward so that it is now along the bluff next to the city. Am holding the 9th Mass. to cover any turning movement the enemy might make around my left flank. It was my intention, as...
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[Cabinet photograph of Theodore Roosevelt in Rough Rider uniform]
Rockwood, George Gardner, 1832-1911
Three-quarter length photogravure portrait of Roosevelt in "Rough Rider" uniform, with hat, gloves, and glasses.
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14 newspapers: War of 1812, Grand Review of Armies in 1865, death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1810-1945
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Harper's weekly: a journal of civilization. [Vol. 42, no. 2188 (November 26, 1898)]
26 November 1898
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Discusses an opinion printed in a British paper that the United States should "take the Philippines, and all the other Spanish territory of which we can lay our hands." Advocates recruitment of "dark men- negroes, half-castes, Tagals, and...
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The Rough riders
Signed on front endpaper.
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Report to: "The Committee on Plan and Scope" National Sculpture Society.
1899/07/27
Ward, J.Q.A./Bitter, Karl/et. al., fl. 1899
Re: Dewey Arch and the reception upon its opening; plans for replicating the Arch in Madison Square; details of the Arch's sculptural progress; lists military heroes [John Paul Jones, Farragut, etc.] who might merit being represented in sculptural...
GLC06343.255
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: ideas for the Dewey Arch with postscript by Ward asking an assistant read Butterfield's letter before sending response.
1899/08/01
Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901
Written on "Reception of Admiral Dewey, by the City of New York."
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To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: criticism of current plans for the Dewey Arch; offers suggestions based on Greek and Roman mythological figures.
1899/08/10
de Kay, Charles, fl. 1899
Written on "The National Arts Club" stationary, by Charles de Kay, the 1st Vice-President of the National Sculpture Society. Pages numbered. Written at No. 37 West 34th Street.
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To: General [Dan] Butterfield.
1899/08/16
Smith, L. Lum, fl. 1899
Re: plans for a Dewey Day Celebration and for the unveiling of the Dewey Arch.
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To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: expressing appreciation of Ward's "very kind and assuring letter" on behalf of her husband, Gen. Butterfield.
1899/08/23
Butterfield, Julia L., fl. 1899
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To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: plans for the display on Dewey Day [presumably the day of Dewey's reception]. [Carbon Copy]
1899/08/25
Carroll, Howard, fl. 1899
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To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: The Archbishop of New York writes with suggestions for the Dewey Memorial Arch.
1899/08/28
Corrigan, Archbishop M.A., fl. 1899
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To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: figures mounted on top of Dewey Arch and the construction of the Dewey Arch.
1899/09/11
Piatty, John J., fl. 1899
Photograph of the Dewey Arch.
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To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: criticism of Ward for making a female and not a male angel on the Dewey Arch.
1899/09/30
Nemetz, Charles, fl. 1899
Purple stamp on p. 2: "J.C. DeHaven, Druggist and News Dealer, Council Bluffs, Iowa."
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To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: support for proposition to replicate the Dewey Arch at Madison Square and contempt for "newspaper advertising."
1899/10/02
Belmont, August, fl. 1899
Discusses Dewey Arch and Dewey reception; plans for replicating the Arch in Madison Square; details of the progress of the Dewey Arch sculpture; lists military heroes (John Paul Jones, Farragut, etc.) who might merit being represented in sculptural...
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To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: congratulations to Ward on his artistic endeavors involved with the creation of the Dewey Arch. [Carbon Copy]
1899/10/07
Eaton, D. Cady, fl. 1899
Header reads: "D. CADY EATON, Counselor at Law, New Haven, Conn."
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To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: request by Ward for financial assistance; promises to subscribe $5000 toward the "perpetuation of the Dewey Arch."
1899/12/12
Stationary bordered in black trim.
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Article: "The Churchman . . . The Dewey Arch" with picture of "The Dewey Arch and Approach From the South" on reverse side.
1899/10/14
Brinton, Christian, fl. 1899
Excerpt from a magazine about the Dewey Arch.
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Photograph: Quadriga, designed by Ward, mounted on the Dewey Arch.
[1899 ca.]
Ward, J.Q.A., fl. 1860-1906
Features angel holding a wreath and palm branch and standing on a smallboat, and five horses surrounded by water and mounted by men.
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Photograph: Clay model of the Dewey Arch.
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