Snapshots of the Past

Laughing man in hat on gray horse beside a train – Antique Print

Laughing man in hat on gray horse beside a train — historic image
Laughing man in hat on gray horse beside a train. Historic image from the Presidents collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This rare historic image captures Laughing man in hat on gray horse beside a train in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Laughing man in hat on gray horse beside a train

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A man in a hat laughing on a gray horse beside a train sets this picture apart from the usual formal portraits of Theodore Roosevelt. The hat and saddle fit his public image as a horseman who loved the outdoors. Roosevelt was a conservationist who set aside more than 230 million acres of public land during his presidency, and the contrast between a working railroad and an open-range horse points to the tension between development and wild country that shaped his policies. The record does not say where or when the scene was taken, so it reads best as a glimpse of his outdoor persona.

Original scan6,379 × 6,583 px · prints to 21 × 22 in at 300 dpi
Reference18932u Away from the cares of state yellowstone

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