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Scribner's magazine Third view of Roosevelt petting eagle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07002.60 Author/Creator: Scribner's magazine Place Written: Cuba Type: Photograph Date: 1898 ca. Pagination: 1 albumen Height: 14.5 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

With bird leaning forward perhaps in attempt to take flight. Dog and lion cub in center of photo, with troops looking on.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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