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Artist
Pach Brothers Studio, active 1867 - 1993
Sitter
Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919
Date
c. 1898
Type
Photograph
Medium
Platinum print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 28.5 × 24.8 cm (11 1/4 × 9 3/4")
Mount: 45 × 40.1 cm (17 11/16 × 15 13/16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Exterior\Landscape\Rural
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Equestrian Gear\Reins
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass
Home Furnishings\Blanket
Costume\Footwear\Boots
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Riding
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Equestrian Gear\Saddle
Theodore Roosevelt: Male
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
Theodore Roosevelt: Literature\Writer
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joanna Sturm
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.122
Exhibition Label
Born New York City
Theodore Roosevelt posed for this photograph at Montauk, Long Island, shortly before his First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was mustered out of service in September 1898. The “Roosevelt Rough Riders,” as they were known, fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War (War of 1898). Later Roosevelt described in a letter how he looked and dressed in the war. In contrast to his appearance here, he said, “In Cuba I did not have the side of my hat turned up.”
Nacido en la Ciudad de Nueva York
Theodore Roosevelt posó para esta fotografía en Montauk, Long Island, poco antes de que su Primer Regimiento Voluntario de Caballería fuera retirado de servicio en septiembre de 1898. Los “jinetes duros de Roosevelt”, como se les llamaba, pelearon en Cuba durante la Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense (1898). Más tarde, Roosevelt describió en una carta su apariencia en aquella guerra: en contraste con esta imagen, “en Cuba no llevaba el ala de mi sombrero volteada hacia arriba”.