President Roosevelt's western tour - the presidential train in the Rockies – Antique Print
(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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President Roosevelt's western tour - the presidential train in the Rockies comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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President Roosevelt's western tour - the presidential train in the Rockies
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Mountain railroad travel was a major part of this image's subject: a presidential train winding through the Rockies. In 1903 Theodore Roosevelt made an extended tour of the western states by rail, and the cars and scenery of that journey drew wide public interest. The card was issued by the American Stereoscopic Company, whose paired views were sold to households that viewed them through hand-held stereoscopes. The record's caption data has not been fully verified, so the exact location along the route is uncertain.
| Created / published | c1903. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by R.Y. Young (American Stereoscopic Co.). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres.; West--Rockies; RR: Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 805 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-150580 |
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