Two Views of Theodore Roosevelt: Riding in a Railroad Locomotive and Giving a Speech, likely 1903

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Artifact Overview

During the late 19th century, campaigning politicians might charter tour trains to quickly get from town to town to make brief appearances or speeches. These were sometimes called "whistle-stop" tours. Theodore Roosevelt was a ferocious "whistle-stopper" -- in 1899 while running for New York governor, in 1900 as McKinley's running mate, and in 1903 and 1912 for his own Presidential campaigns.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1903

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.189.3741

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Two Views of Theodore Roosevelt: Riding in a Railroad Locomotive and Giving a Speech, likely 1903