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1898
Strohmeyer & Wyman
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.
GLC06449.11
1902
Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930
"Good government is practically applying the principles which make a man a good citizen" - President Roosevelt
Roosevelt is shown in profile on the right hand side of the picture in the middle ground. He is leaning forward from a flag-draped podium to address the audience beneath him.
GLC06449.22
The great crowd intently listening to President Roosevelt's now famous "Trust" speech
A mass of people standing behind a wooden fence. A woman and two children figure in the front row; the crowd appears relaxed and interested, and several people are smiling.
GLC06449.27
President Roosevelt and Governor McMillin reviewing Troops, on the site of a desperate charge
Roosevelt and several other men stand laughing and talking on a bridge or escarpment, from which several steps lead down. More men stand behind them, in front of a tree-filled background. Written at Chickamauga Battlefield.
GLC06449.31
A Democratic Ruler of a Great Nation - President Roosevelt chatting with Mayor Smyth on the "Algonquin,"
President Roosevelt is tapping the mayor on the chest in the left middle ground, while a young naval officer converses with a woman in the right foreground.
GLC06449.34
1904
President Roosevelt, Members of the Notification Committee and Guests, Sagamore Hill.
Formal shot of Roosevelt and a large group of people standing in front of (and partially on) a flag-draped porch.
GLC06449.40
1905
President Roosevelt praising the courage of the South in war and in peace.
President Roosevelt before a flag-draped podium on a wooden deck, with an American flag behind him. The picture is taken from the side; Roosevelt appears to have turned sideways, away from the audience and towards the camera. However, his audience...
GLC06449.45
1862/03/07
Moms, Joseph W., fl. 1862
to: George M. Morris.
Joseph's division is close to the Confederate forts which have fired at the camp but have not hit anyone yet. The soldiers "holler[e]d over to them if they co[ul]d not dew any better than that they had better quit." They are two miles of Yorktown...
GLC06451.027
1862/12/02
Rose, Champman, fl. 1862
to: [Wilmor Morris]
Written on the back of an envelope addressed to Wilmor at the Army Square Hospital in Washington, D.C. re: "[T]his come to hand to day and I start it to you with out delay, I have not heard from you since you left but hope you got home safe, my...
GLC06451.055
5 January 1777 - 11 July 1783
Brigadier General Knox's account of Clothing
Contains accounts for amount of money Knox spent on various items of clothing from 1777-1779. Items include fabric, shoes, coats, shirts, etc. Many of the items listed are for other officers under Knox's command. Annotations made as late as 1783...
GLC02437.00513
8 January 1777
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Lucy Knox
States that his other recent letter, probably GLC02437.00514, is not full of sentiment because its contents is of public importance and she might wish to show the letter to others. Says that, while there love is public, the full expressions of it...
GLC02437.00516
1862/10/15
Morris, Jesse M., fl. 1862
Jesse is getting better and his shoulder only hurts occasionally. He thinks "the girls will soon think different after the soldiers" return and if there are not enough, "two or three can take one in partnership." Joseph has not been well and is...
GLC06451.018
1864/11/13
Morris, Samuel, fl. 1864
to: Wilmor W. Morris.
Charles has been wounded. He intended to visit Wilmor on his way to see his brother Joseph E. but was unable to. Joseph E. is now three miles south of Harpers Ferry. Samuel asks Wilmor's opinion of the removal of McClellan from the command of the...
GLC06451.036
May 11, 1862
Morris, Wilmor W., fl. 1861-1862
to: John Morris.
Wilmor's regiment lost many men at Williamsburg, but the Confederates lost twice as many and "left in a hurry." The road between Yorktown and Williamsburg is strewn with "guns, wagons, knives, clothing of all kinds." He is using "secesh paper" and...
GLC06451.048
1863/04/15
McAtee, James, fl. 1863
to: "Sir" [Wilmor Morris?]
McAtee's company is packed with eight days worth of rations to leave soon, he thinks for Harpers Ferry but he is uncertain. He sends news of a friend, Bitner, and hopes to be paid soon though it seems unlikely. Written at Camp Blair
GLC06451.061
[date illegible]
Morris Family
to: W.A. Hamilton.
GLC06451.068
1862/04/14
Morris, Charles F., fl. 1861-1862
to: Susannah L. Morris.
Charles reports that they fought last Friday and "whip[ped] the rebells and took 25 prisoners" which they sent to Washington.
GLC06451.009
27 December 1776
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
[Commission of Henry Knox to Brigadier General of Artillery]
Congressional appointment for Knox to the newly created rank of Brigadier General of Artillery. "We, resposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be a...
GLC02437.00500
[18 December] 1776
A plan for the establishment of a Corps of Continental Artillery, Magazines, Laboratories &c
Argues that "a well regulated...well disciplined" and well supplied artillery is the most important factor in modern war, and has recently proved decisive in Europe. The British rely on artillery, and feels America should copy them. States the most...
GLC02437.00505
15 March 1777
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Account of Money delivered by Capt. Lt. Treat to the Officers of Artillery for recruiting, agreeable to their Receipts
An account of the money paid to officers in Knox's artillery regiment, totalling 7,145 dollars. States that the money came from General Knox.
GLC02437.00509
[n.d.]
J.E., Tilton, & Co., 1851-1878
Lowell, James Russell.
Tilton imprint on recto. Identified in ink on verso. Vignette half length seated portrait, holding cane. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.19
Anthony, Edward, 1819-1888
[Unidentified]
From negative in Brady's Natioal Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Vignette bust portrait of a woman. [Photograph from painting or engraving?] White mount with gold border .
GLC06391.27
D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880
Bryant, W[illia]m Cullen.
Photograph by A.A. Turner. ; Appleton imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Half length seated portrait of Bryant as an old man. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.33
1864
Paxson, Chas., fl. 1863-1864
"Our Protection. Rosa, Charley, Rebecca. Slave Children from New Orleans."
With printed identification on recto; imprint and copyright on verso.Portrait of three children wrapped in what appear to be flags. White mount
GLC06391.38
From a negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Half length seated portrait of a middle aged man. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.45
1861/10/06
There was a fight and the men had to march 6 miles only to "drill quick" back to cross the "Chane Bridge." He tells his mother and brother that he is going to enlist for 15 years if they approve "for I like to sold[i]er."
GLC06451.004
There was a fight and they were close enough to see the Confederates but they were unable to kill any of them.
GLC06451.012
1862/06/06
Jesse was wounded in the shoulder in the last battle. The steamer is headed for New York and then Pennsylvania but he will try to get a furlough to come home if his shoulder does not heal.
GLC06451.016
H. C. White Co.
Chief Justice Fuller administering the oath of office to President Roosevelt
Frontal view, taken from behind the guard at the front of the podium, slightly to the right side. The guard appears in the foreground. Roosevelt and Fuller can be seen as small figures, slightly below and to the left of center, in front of a large...
GLC06449.50
1861-1877
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[General Ordway as a civilian]
An image of Ordway as a civilian in a coat with a bow tie. Close up - head and shoulders present only
GLC07000.08
25 March 1777
Knox, William, 1756-1795
to Henry Knox
Continues the discussion about raising money from his last letter, GLC02437.00555. Still believes that he will soon have raised the necessary funds, and will then be free to join the army. Hopes to receive the quills, wax, etc. that day. A French...
GLC02437.00558
1 April 1777
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Thanks him for his letter, which Samuel Shaw delivered. When she had not heard from him for two posts she began to worry. She loves him more than ever, and will send the goods he requested in his previous letter. Details her plans to be inoculated...
GLC02437.00562
"We got ten bears in all."
President Roosevelt's first interview on the road from the bear hunt. President Roosevelt, leaning from the back of a white horse, speaks with a man in a dark suit and bowler hat before a mountainous background.
GLC06449.54
[Officer from Md. regiment outside his tent]
Officer from Md. (Maryland?) regiment outside his tent, surrounded by picket fence. Clothing, sponges hanging, washtub, and buckets visible.[General Ordway's Estate and Officer Unknown] on back.
GLC07000.01
Sutter, fl. 1861-1877
[Same officer as 7000.02 (again, probably Ordway) against same backdrop]
Close-up (torso and head only) with hat off - possible for mother or sweetheart.
GLC07000.04
1898 ca.
Barr Photographic Company
"Lt. Col. Roosevelt and Col. Leonard Wood in Rough Riders Camp"
Image of Theodore Roosevelt standing in front of his tent. Stamp of Barr photographic company of San Antonio, Texas, on front in lower right corner. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount, along with quote "Remember the Maine," written...
GLC07002.01
"Roosevelt, Col. Theodore, and two Arizona troopers in front of second mission, San Antonio."
Image of TR on horseback with two mounted soldiers in front of southwest-style mission. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount. Caption on back reads, "Rooselvelt [sic] and 2 riders before Mission San Jose." "Roosevelt, Col. Theodore"...
GLC07002.02
"The amenities were not forgotten. In the picture of the Officer's Mess left, Col. Wood and Lt.-Col. Roosevelt sit at the head of the table."
Image of the table set for the Officers corps of the Rough Riders. Copy of the published form of this image, with above caption, found on the back of the mount.
GLC07002.03
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952
"Fighting Leaders: Hon. Theodore Roosevelt in campaign uniform."
Roosevelt is posed as if astride a horse, wearing campaign uniform and hat and holding riding gloves. Copyright by Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston. Completed publication form affixed to reverse.
GLC07002.04
Scribner's magazine
"Regimental Staff. Rough Riders at Tampa."
Image of eleven Rough Riders, with Colonel Wood second man from the left, and Roosevelt third.
GLC07002.05
"R.H. Davis, Stephen Bonsal between T. Roosevelt talking to them "
Image of Roosevelt conversing with two reporters (Bonsal and Davis), each covering the amassing of troops for his employer. Col. Wood standing apart on the right. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" above image in red ink .
GLC07002.06
"Roosevelt, Wood, Davis, and Bonsal outside tent"
Roosevelt again conversing with two reporters from image #6. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" above image in red ink .
GLC07002.07
[Albumen of Theodore Roosevelt and a reporter]
Roosevelt converses with Bonsal in front of camp in Tampa, Fla. A third unidentified man stands between them in the background. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .
GLC07002.08
[Colonel Roosevelt outside a recruiting tent]
Roosevelt standing in front of the recruiting tent with unidentified man in civilian clothes. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .
GLC07002.09
Burton, James, fl. 1898
"Col. Roosevelt and Japa[nese] attaché at Tampa"
Image of Roosevelt and Japanese attaché, both on horseback, with the former facing away from the camera and the latter facing towards it. Title from verso. A tear on the top left of the photograph partially obscures the title.
GLC07002.10
10 April 1777
Hopes Henry will write more often. Captain William Dana cannot buy the two horses, but will take care of them until they are sold. William thinks they will earn one hundred pounds. Asks what would be the best way to travel to camp to join Henry....
GLC02437.00570
14 April 1777
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Says he has received orders "from the Council of this State to march my Independent Company Immediately to Providence." Rhode Island needs these men for defense until 2,000 militiamen can be raised, and Jackson worries that without him his men would...
GLC02437.00574
24 April 1777
Expects Henry will disapprove the most recent actions of the unit he is serving in. Says he did not wish to participate himself, but did so when his colonel said that not to would forever sully his name. Is living "in the stile of soldiers, lodging...
GLC02437.00578
Rear view of procession of mounted soldiers.
Truce flag visible in center of image. Ink applied to lower right corner of photograph.
GLC07002.55
Rough Riders accompanying Spanish officers
Spanish officers (in white with blindfold). Image shows both mounted and unmounted men in profile.
GLC07002.56
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