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Clay Vase, Sagamore Hill national historic site

This clay vase was designed by Edward Kemeys who was interested in Native Americans and the West. There are high relief and low relief carvings of Native American faces and scenes of Native Americans hunting bi... More

Statue of the Japanese God of Benevolence and Hunting

Statue of the Japanese God of Benevolence and Hunting presented to Theodore Roosevelt by U.S. Naval Admiral William M. Folger.

Candlestick from the USS Mayflower

This candlestick from the Presidential yacht, “Mayflower” held the candle whose wax sealed the 1905 peace treaty signed by the Russian and Japanese envoys ending the Russo-Japanese War. President Roosevelt work... More

Oyster Bay and Huntington. Huntington Bay.

Scale ca. 1:25,250. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text and inset "Hell Gate" ca. 1:25,250. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1231 Available also through the Librar... More

Bronze Sculpture of a Moose - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

This bronze of a standing moose was sculpted by Carl Rungius in 1905. Rungius was a German-born artist who was interested in creating art based on his experiences exploring the American West in the late 19th ce... More

Theodore Roosevelt playing the part of a cowboy

Theodore Roosevelt playing the part of a cowboy, as he poses in a New York Studio.

Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr.

Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. painted by Daniel Huntington in 1884. This painting is one of several copies produced for TR Sr.'s children. A prominent philanthropist in 19th century New York City, TR Sr. h... More

Bronze Candelabrum, bronze - National Parks Gallery

These candelabrum (c. 1850-1868) designed by August Nicholas Cain depict birds' nests, mice, and snails. They are believed to have been originally purchased for Theodore Roosevelt parents' home on West 57th Str... More

A painting of a woman and a child at a table Mother and Child at Praye...

This untitled painting by Joseph Miller and dated 1869 depicts a possibly Dutch woman and child at prayer before a meal. It hands on the wall above a bookcase in the Library in the Theodore Roosevelt Home.

[Desk in library at Sagamore Hill]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office, table, bureau, desk, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Interior of Sagamore Hill with bookcases and fireplace]

Image in vol. 3, p. 51, bottom. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Interior of Sagamore Hill with fireplace, water buffalo head and two ...

Image in vol. 3, p. 49, top. Forms part of: Scrapbooks documenting the families of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Eleanor Butler Alexander Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay! Saddle rocks. Blue points. "Lively, very very lively."

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[Interior of Sagamore Hill with chairs before a fireplace]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Library at Sagamore Hill]. 19th century, Library of Congress collecti...

Image in vol. 3, p. 50, top. Forms part of: Scrapbooks documenting the families of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Eleanor Butler Alexander Roosevelt.

[Interior of Sagamore Hill with fireplace and bearskins]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Interior of Sagamore Hill with elephant tusks, antlers and bison head...

Image in vol. 3, p. 48, bottom. Forms part of: Scrapbooks documenting the families of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Eleanor Butler Alexander Roosevelt.

[Dining room at Sagamore Hill]. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Image in vol. 3, p. 49, bottom right. Forms part of: Scrapbooks documenting the families of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Eleanor Butler Alexander Roosevelt.

Tranquility, summer home at Oyster Bay of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosev...

Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt on verandah; Edith Kermit Carow (later Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt) and Corinne Roosevelt (later Mrs. Douglas Robinson) on the lawn. Forms part of: Scrapbooks documenting the families of Theo... More

Sheridan's Ride, bronze - National Parks Gallery

"Sheridan's Ride" by James Kelly, depicts P.H. Sheridan, a Civil War Colonel in the Union Army on horseback. Theodore Roosevelt purchased this bronze from Tiffany's in 1879, while he was a student at Harvard. I... More

Bronze Sculpture of a Bison - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

This bronze sculpture of a bison was designed by Eugene J. Soligny who was a silversmith that worked for Tiffany &Co. It was acquired by Theodore Roosevelt sometime between c. 1884-1918 and is located on a book... More

The Theodore Roosevelt Home - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

Theodore Roosevelt purchased the land for Sagamore Hill in 1880 when he was 22 years old. In 1884, he contracted the architectural firm Lamb and Rich to design the Queen Anne Shingle style 26-room home for what... More

The Still Hunt, bronze - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

"The Still Hunt" was sculpted by Edward Kemeys in 1885. This bronze bears a close resemblance to a large scale sculpture of a stalking panther in New York's Central Park created by Kemeys in 1883. Theodore Roos... More

Watercolor of a Bison - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Watercolor of a bison bull head shot by Theodore Roosevelt by J. Carter Beard. This image was used in Roosevelt's 1885 book "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman." The watercolor is located in the First Floor Hall of th... More

Tourist Attraction - Double Maids Room

Single female servants were permitted to stay on the third floor of the Roosevelt home. Some of the servants stayed for years and became like members of the family. Mary Ledwich, known as “Mame”, had been Edith... More

Bronze Relief of a Bison - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

This bronze relief of a bison was designed by Albert Louis Van den Berghen in 1893.

Roosevelt Family Obstacle Race - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Roosevelt family engaged in an obstacle race outside the old barn at Sagamore Hill, c. 1894. Theodore Roosevelt is timing the race.

Roosevelt Family by Tree - Public domain scan / print

Candid group portrait of Theodore, Edith, Ted Jr., Ethel, and Kermit standing before a tree, c. 1894.

Theodore Roosevelt, Children, and Cousins Playing Football at Sagamore...

Theodore Roosevelt, children, and cousins playing football at Sagamore Hill, 1894. Kermit and Ethel sitting in the foreground.

Edith and the Children at Fleet's Pond

Edith, Alice, Ted Jr., Kermit, and Ethel at Fleet's Pond. From Edith's sister's scrapbook, 1895.

Theodore Roosevelt in Dining Room

Theodore Roosevelt poses in front of the fireplace in the Dining Room at Sagamore Hill, 1895. This photograph is from a family photo album.

Theodore Roosevelt in Library - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Theodore Roosevelt seated in Library at Sagamore Hill, c. 1895. This photograph is from a family photo album.

Portrait of Roosevelt Family - Public domain portrait print

Vignette studio portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with his wife, Edith, and children, Alice Lee, Ted Jr., Ethel, Kermit, and Archie, taken in 1895. Roosevelt stands on left holding infant Archie. Alice and Ted Jr.... More

Crescent - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Attribution based on style of title and numbering. "506" and "O. Bay" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Crescent - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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The Roosevelt Cousins - National Parks Gallery

Portrait of Roosevelt cousins standing in line, shortest to tallest, on the lawn at SAHI, windmill in the background, c. 1897.

Frederic Remington - “Bronco Buster” Bronze

This statue was presented to TR by the “Rough Rider” troopers when the unit was disbanded on September 15, 1898. Frederic Remington was a favorite artist of TR’s and illustrated several books he wrote about his... More

The Crowded Hour at San Juan July 1, 1898

James Edward Kelly designed this bronze depicting Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider during the Spanish American War.

Start of trial race - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Possibly yacht "Akabo" at left. "632," "Oyster Bay," and "Johnston" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 062472. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Start of trial race - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Seawanhaka, trial races, Oyster Bay, photo by John S. Johnston

Seawanhaka may be yacht or reference to Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. "630," "copt. July 1," and "Johnston" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Seawanhaka, trial races, Oyster Bay, photo by John S. Johnston

Seawanhaka may be name of yacht or reference to Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. "631," "copt. July 1," and "Johnston" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Frederic Remington - The Bronco Buster

"The Bronco Buster" by Frederic Remington was presented to Theodore Roosevelt when the unit was disbanded on September 15, 1898 following the Spanish American War. Remington was a good friend of TR's and illust... More

Soub [sic], Oyster Bay June races

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“Rough Rider” Hat - National Parks Gallery

In April, 1898, TR resigned his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to join the 1st Volunteer Cavalry. He wrote to a friend that “for the last year I have preached war with Spain. I should feel distinct... More

Akabo Yacht, Detroit Publishing Company, photo by John S. Johnston

"Oyster Bay Trial Races, July 12, '98" and "617" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Akabo - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait of children, 1899 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Portrait of children, 1899 Public domain photograph - American children, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lincoln Inkwell, Sagamore Hill national historic site

This inkwell was presented to Theodore Roosevelt in 1899 by the members of the Hamilton Club of Chicago, after he spoke to the club on the “Strenuous Life”. He kept it on his desk in the library at Sagamore Hill.

National parks: Library - public domain image

After TR became President in 1901, the Library served as the center of the “Summer White House.” He met daily with White House staffers to be updated on events in the county, reviewed reports and legislation, d... More

T. Roosevelt Oyster Bay - Public domain portrait photograph

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Roosevelt Family Drinking Soda - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Theodore Roosevelt, Ted Jr., and Archie stand in a line with Roosevelt cousins, drinking bottle soft drinks, c. 1900.

Lincoln Ring, Sagamore Hill national historic site

John Hay, T R’s Secretary of State from 1901 to 1905 and Abraham Lincoln’s personal secretary from 1861 to 1865, gave this ring containing Lincoln’s hair to President Roosevelt. T R wore the ring on the day he ... More

Roosevelt at Oyster Bay - Public domain portrait photograph

Neg. broken and flaking. Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information... More

T. Roosevelt Oyster Bay - Public domain photograph

A black and white photo of a man walking down a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Puritan, bronze - National Parks Gallery

"The Puritan" was sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and presented to Governor Theodore Roosevelt by his military staff on December 31, 1900. It is located in the North Room of the Theodore Roosevelt Home.

Roosevelt Family Picnicking Outside Barn

Roosevelt family and cousins eating outside, in front of a barn door, c. 1900.

Roosevelt at Oyster Bay - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roosevelt, Theodore, Pres. U.S., 1858-1919 typed letter signed to Hugo...

Roosevelt, Theodore, Pres. U.S., 1858-1919 typed letter signed to Hugo...

New Life in the Old House - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

The political cartoonist Thomas Nast created this cartoon of Christmas in the White House in 1901. It depicts Santa Claus placing presents in the Roosevelt children's stockings. The inscription reads: "New life... More

Edith Reading to Archie and Quentin

Portrait of Edith reading to Archie and Quentin at the White House by Francis Benjamin Johnston, c. 1901.

Top hat - National Parks Gallery

This black silk hat was worn by TR at William McKinley’s funeral in September, 1901

Agathon Leonard - The Scarf Dance - Torch

First Lady Edith Roosevelt received this set of bisque figurines as a French diplomatic gift in May 1902. The 'Scarf Dance' figurines were designed by French sculptor Agathon Léonard and produced by the Nationa... More

Agathon Leonard - The Scarf Dance - Tambourine

First Lady Edith Roosevelt received this set of bisque figurines as a French diplomatic gift in May 1902. The 'Scarf Dance' figurines were designed by French sculptor Agathon Léonard and produced by the Nationa... More

President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill

Theodore Roosevelt, three-quarter length portrait, seated on railing of porch, Oyster Bay, Long Island. Reference copy in PRES FILE. Illus. in: Town & Country, 1902 June 7, p. 9. Halftone reproduction of photog... More

Smokey City - National Parks Gallery

"Smokey City" by Fritz Thaulow is an interpretation of industrial Pittsburgh. Thaulow highlights the importance of the train and the mill, as well as the working class neighborhoods that many of the factory emp... More

Resting on a brow of a hill, the house overlooks the neighboring count...

Exterior view of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island. Reference copy in PRES FILE. Illus. in: Town & country, 1902 June 7, pp. 10-11.

In the Garden of the Pope - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

This mosaic designed by Vatican artists depicts Pope Leo XIII in the papal gardens. The mosaic was sent to Theodore and Edith Roosevelt in 1902 by Pope Leo XIII with the Pope's "expression of his high esteem" f... More

President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill with secretaries and directors

Photograph showing cabinet members, (Taft, Wilson, Hay, Morton, Hitchcock, Moody, Wynne, Metcalf, and Shaw), superimposed seated and standing around Roosevelt's desk as he reads. H24566 U.S. Copyright Office. ... More

The Library, where Mr. Roosevelt spends much time while at home

Interior view of library at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island. Reference copy in PRES FILE. Illus. in: Town & country, 1902 June 7, pp. 10-11.

Agathon Leonard - The Scarf Dance - Tambourine

First Lady Edith Roosevelt received this set of bisque figurines as a French diplomatic gift in May 1902. The 'Scarf Dance' figurines were designed by French sculptor Agathon Léonard and produced by the Nationa... More

Agathon Leonard - The Scarf Dance - Scarf

First Lady Edith Roosevelt received this set of bisque figurines as a French diplomatic gift in May 1902. The 'Scarf Dance' figurines were designed by French sculptor Agathon Léonard and produced by the Nationa... More

Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider Uniform

Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform painted by Fedor Encke in 1902. Mrs. Bellamy Storer encouraged TR to sit for this portrait after his return from the Spanish American War. In a letter t... More

Agathon Leonard - The Scarf Dance - Torch

First Lady Edith Roosevelt received this set of bisque figurines as a French diplomatic gift in May 1902. The 'Scarf Dance' figurines were designed by French sculptor Agathon Léonard and produced by the Nationa... More

The Morning Ride at Sagamore Hill

Roosevelt family preparing for a morning ride, assembled on horseback on the drive in front the portico of the Theodore Roosevelt home, Sagamore Hill, by Arthur Hewitt, 1902. Left to right: Archie, Quentin on A... More

The Parlor is the only room in which there is any suggestion of formal...

Interior view of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island. Reference copy in PRES FILE. Illus. in: Town & country, 1902 June 7, pp. 10-11.

Alice and Quentin Playing Ball on the White House Lawn

Alice and her brother Quentin playing ball on the White House Lawn, c. 1902.

Coal Hod, Sagamore Hill national historic site

This miniature coal hod was presented to TR in gratitude of his intervention in the coal miners strike settlement of 1902. TR used his authority to force the parties to the bargaining table and to ensure fair t... More

Ted Jr.'s Room - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

This room was used as a bedroom by a series of nurses and governess through the 1890s. In 1902, after Quentin started school and no longer needed a governess, 14-year-old Ted Jr. convinced his mother that as th... More

The "Den," President Roosevelt's headquarters at the summer White Hous...

Interior view of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island. Reference copy in PRES FILE. Illus. in: Town & country, 1902 June 7, pp. 10-11.

Frederic Remington - The Creek Indian

This 1903 pastel/crayon drawing of the "The Creek Indian" by Frederic Remington hangs on the wall in the Library at the Theodore Roosevelt Home.

Loeb, William, 1866-1937 typed letter signed to Hugo Münsterberg, Oyst...

Presidential Offices at Oyster Bay

Photograph showing exterior view of Oyster Bay Bank building. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roosevelt Family at Sagamore Hill

Roosevelt family portrait in front of ivy-covered back wall of the Roosevelt home, by Pach Brothers, 1903. Left to right: Ethel, TR, Ted Jr., Archie, Alice, Kermit, Edith, Quentin. Archie seated on TR's lap, Qu... More

Evening Grand Canyon - National Parks Gallery

"Grand Canyon" by Lucien Powell. Powell was a Virginia-born landscape painter who visited the Grand Canyon in 1901, accompanying a group that was doing a geological survey of the canyon. Theodore Roosevelt who ... More

Pres. Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey and Sec. Navy Moody reviewing war fleet...

Stereograph showing Roosevelt tipping his hat to a passing naval parade while standing on the deck of the Mayflower with Dewey and Moody, off Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. H35482 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5236.

The Portico. President Roosevelt's Estate

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Loeb, William, 1866-1937 typed letter signed to Hugo Münsterberg, Oyst...

President Roosevelt on the "Mayflower," reviewing the Naval parade off...

Stereograph showing Roosevelt tipping his cap to a passing naval parade while standing on the deck of the Mayflower off Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. H37232 U.S. Copyright Office. On recto: Copyright 1903... More

Loeb, William, 1866-1937 typed letter signed to Hugo Münsterberg, Oyst...

President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt and party aboard the "Mayflower...

Stereograph showing President and Mrs. Roosevelt with Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, Sir Thomas Lipton, Admiral George Dewey, C. O. Iselin, and Maj. Gen. Adna Chaffee on the deck of the Mayflower off O... More

Portrait photo of President's Roosevelt's summer home

H32170 U. S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Waldon Fawcett. New York, Long Island. Oyster Bay. "Sagamore Hill"

Loeb, William, 1866-1937 typed letter signed to Hugo Münsterberg, Oyst...

Loeb, William, 1866-1937 typed letter signed to Hugo Münsterberg, Oyst...

Edward S. Curtis - Shady road at Sagamore

Photograph showing dirt road in the woods at Sagamore Hill. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis.

President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and the Republican Notification Co...

H48692 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Library - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Library at Sagamore Hill, 1904.

Where Light and Shadow Meet - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

"Where Light and Shadow Meet" by P. Marcius Simons depicts a river scene with a cathedral or castle-like structure in the background and a bridge with a crucifix. The darkness of the right side of the painting ... More

President Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and members of the Republication N...

H48691 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description