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Archie Roosevelt, full-length portrait, on his calico Shetland pony Algonquin facing right; in front of the new White House offices – Vintage Photo Print

Archie Roosevelt, full-length portrait, on his calico Shetland pony Algonquin facing right; in front of the new White House offices, c1903. — historic photograph
Archie Roosevelt, full-length portrait, on his calico Shetland pony Algonquin facing right; in front of the new White House offices, c1903.. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

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Archie Roosevelt, full-length portrait, on his calico Shetland pony Algonquin facing right; in front of the new White House offices comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Archie Roosevelt, full-length portrait, on his calico Shetland pony Algonquin facing right; in front of the new White House offices

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Archie Roosevelt, the youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt, sits astride his calico Shetland pony Algonquin, turned to the right, with the new White House offices rising behind him. The pony was a famous presence in the family's years in the executive mansion, and Archie's boyish seriousness on its back fits a household that often treated its children's escapades as public entertainment. The White House offices shown behind the pair were built in 1902 to house the growing staff of the presidency, a practical change that signaled how much the executive branch had expanded by the turn of the century. Worth noticing is how the portrait places a child and an animal against the symbols of federal power, a juxtaposition the Roosevelts seemed to enjoy.

Created / publishedc1903.
Medium1 photographic print.
Original scan1,536 × 1,109 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170884

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