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Americana to 1900
Lot 87

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. 1858-1919.
Clipped Signature, ("T. Roosevelt") as "Colonel, 1st U.S. Vol. Cav.," ink on paper,

21 November 2023, 10:00 EST
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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. 1858-1919.

Clipped Signature, ("T. Roosevelt") as "Colonel, 1st U.S. Vol. Cav.," ink on paper, approximately 45 x 90 mm, matted and framed with a photograph of Walter G. Read's painting of the storming of Kettle Hill. Slight browning.

At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt resigned from his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and joined Army Colonel Leonard Wood in forming the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, the "Rough Riders." They gained fame for their charge up Kettle Hill in the Battle of San Juan Heights, and the notoriety gained by Roosevelt led him to a successful campaign for Governor of New York, then Vice President, and eventually to the Presidency.

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