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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Photographs with Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, family, etc. [word processed inventory available]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07002 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1894-1927 Pagination: 91 photographs Order a Copy

This collection consists of 91 photographs dating from the period 1894-1927. The bulk of these images document the activities of Roosevelt and the Rough Riders in Tampa, Fla., and Cuba during the Spanish American War, although the collection also contains portraits of Roosevelt, his wife Edith, and their children. Additional images include a view of the Roosevelt home in Oyster Bay, N.Y., and a photograph of the graveside service of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt after he was shot down near Chamery, France.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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