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Antique magazine illustration,carefully removed fromMarch 1903period publication (original -- not a reproduction or reprint).
1page (unrelated text on reverse side). Page approximately 9 1/2 x6 1/2 inches.
Your historical document will be presented in a cleararchival sleeve with acid-free cardboard backing and certificate of provenance,and shipped in a rigid mailer with extra cardboard reinforcement to preventbending.
Very uncommon when not a reproduction. Nice for collector or designer.
Please Note: The digital text watermark seen onthe listing images is for copyright protection only. This text will notappear on your physical antique print.
From Google AI:
In 1885, T.W. Ingersoll—a prominent St. Paul, Minnesota photographer known for his stereoviews and outdoor photography—traveled to Medora, North Dakota. There, he took a famous series of full-length portraits of a young, 26-year-old Theodore Roosevelt dressed in elaborate, custom buckskin cowboy attire, frequently standing alongside his horse.
- The Imagery: Ingersoll\'s photos captured Roosevelt embodying the persona of the rugged \"ranchman\". TR wore an ornate tanner-made buckskin shirt, wore a cartridge belt, carried a hunting knife, and held a rifle. These carefully staged images helped construct his public image as a hardened, masculine Western frontiersman.
- The Context: Roosevelt originally went to the Dakota Badlands in 1883 to hunt bison. Following the tragic, simultaneous deaths of his wife and mother on Valentine\'s Day in 1884, he retreated heavily into ranch life. He established the Elkhorn Ranch and wrote his famous early book, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman (published in 1885). Ingersoll\'s photographs perfectly matched the timing and themes of this literary era.
- Where to View: The original negatives and prints from Ingersoll\'s 1885 North Dakota shoot are preserved as historical artifacts, primarily housed in the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard Library.
