"The First Bull Elephant" 1909

Summary

Just after President Theodore Roosevelt's second term ended in March 1909, the eminent big-game hunter set sail for British East Africa, serving as the commander of an expedition to obtain specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. In this image the team's photographers captured Roosevelt with a dead bull elephant, further enhancing the outdoorsman's already rugged image. The expedition's specimens were put on display in the Smithsonian's new museum of natural history the following year.

Subject

Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919

Notes

Also known as: RU 7179 Box 2 Folder 13, 98-371 [SPI_536]

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7179, Image No. SIA2009-0288

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1909

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

• Scientific expeditions
• Animals
• Ivory
• Safaris
• Specimens
• Expeditions
• Elephants
• Presidents

Place

• United States
• Africa

Form/Genre

• Gelatin silver prints
• Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU007179 [SIA2009-0288]

Physical description

3.5" x 5.8" Gelatin silver prints

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