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[Theodore] Roosevelt, the great American of today in roughing costume ready for the trail, West Divide – Historic Print

[Theodore] Roosevelt, the great American of today in roughing costume ready for the trail, West Divide, c1905. — historic photograph
[Theodore] Roosevelt, the great American of today in roughing costume ready for the trail, West Divide, c1905.. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Theodore] Roosevelt, the great American of today in roughing costume ready for the trail, West Divide, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Theodore] Roosevelt, the great American of today in roughing costume ready for the trail, West Divide

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Here Theodore Roosevelt appears in rough outdoor clothing, dressed for the trail rather than the executive office, and the caption places the scene in the West Divide. Roosevelt had spent years ranching and hunting in the Dakota Badlands, and he took pride in the rugged outdoor life he called the strenuous life. Issued by the H.C. White Company around 1905, this stereograph let viewers see the president as a sturdy outdoorsman through a pair of lenses. The caption data has not been verified, so the exact location and circumstances remain uncertain.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
SubjectsStereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. No. 9932. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Colo.--W- D-; West--Symbolic...; Pres. I.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,445 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137164

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