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Theodore Roosevelt and family

Artist: Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977
Sitter: Ethel Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 13 Aug 1891 - 10 Dec 1977; Kermit Roosevelt, 10 Oct 1889 - 4 Jun 1943; Quentin Roosevelt, 19 Nov 1897 - 14 Jul 1918; Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 6 Aug 1861 - 30 Sep 1948; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., 13 Sep 1887 - 12 Jul 1944; Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919; Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, 09 Apr 1894 - 13 Oct 1979; Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth, 12 Feb 1884 - 20 Feb 1980; Nicholas Longworth, 5 Nov 1869 - 9 Apr 1931

Date: 1908-09

Type: Photograph

Medium: Brown-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 25.2 × 33 cm (9 15/16 × 13"); Sheet: 34.6 × 41.8 cm (13 5/8 × 16 7/16"); Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22")

Topic: Costume\Headgear\Hat; Costume\Dress Accessory\Muff; Costume\Jewelry\Pin\Tie pin; Architecture\Window; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache; Costume\Jewelry\Chain; Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez; Architecture\Column; Architecture\Building\White House; Exterior\Architecture\Porch; Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie; Nicholas Longworth: Male; Nicholas Longworth: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Nicholas Longworth: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House; Nicholas Longworth: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Ohio; Nicholas Longworth: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Ohio; Nicholas Longworth: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Board of Education; Nicholas Longworth: Politics and Government\State Senator\Ohio; Quentin Roosevelt: Male; Quentin Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Son of US President; Quentin Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army pilot; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Male; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Business and Finance\Businessperson; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Literature\Writer; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Politics and Government\Public official; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Politics and Government\Son of US President; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: Politics and Government\Governor\Puerto Rico; Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt: Male; Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Son of US President; Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Lieutenant Colonel; Kermit Roosevelt: Male; Kermit Roosevelt: Literature\Writer; Kermit Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer; Kermit Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Son of US President; Kermit Roosevelt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Shipping; Kermit Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major; Kermit Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Intelligence agent\OSS; Ethel Kermit Carow Roosevelt: Female; Ethel Kermit Carow Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Daughter of US President; Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt: Female; Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US; Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth: Female; Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth: Politics and Government\Daughter of US President; Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth: Society and Social Change\Socialite; 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; Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer; Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York; Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US; Theodore Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian; Theodore Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist; Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher; Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize; Portrait

Place: United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joanna Sturm

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.81.126

Exhibition Label: When this photograph was taken, Theodore Roosevelt’s family was preparing to vacate the White House, and his hand-picked successor, William Howard Taft, was on his way to becoming president. Immediately after leaving office, Roosevelt would travel to British East Africa (present-day Kenya), in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, to collect specimens for the national museum. Roosevelt was just fifty when he left office, young for an ex-president but not for the formidable risks of hunting big game. He brought his nineteen-year-old son, Kermit (second from left), along on the safari. Edith Roosevelt reconciled herself to her husband’s craving for risk and adventure, trusting that his seeming invincibility would protect her son.; Cuando se hizo esta fotografía, la familia de Theodore Roosevelt se preparaba para abandonar la Casa Blanca, y William Taft, el sucesor que había escogido, estaba por acceder a la presidencia. Justo después de dejar el cargo, Roosevelt viajó al África Oriental Británica (hoy Kenia) en conjunto con la Institución Smithsonian para recolectar especímenes para el museo nacional. Contando solo 50 años al concluir su término, era joven para haber sido presidente, pero no para enfrentar los peligros de la caza en África. Su hijo Kermit (segundo desde la izq.) lo acompañó en el safari. Edith Roosevelt había aceptado la sed de riesgo y aventura de su esposo, confiando en que su aparente invulnerabilidad protegería a su hijo.

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery