Postcard, Theodore Roosevelt, 1907
Postcard, Theodore Roosevelt, 1907
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- Description
- Representations of Theodore Roosevelt with and sometimes as a bear began after he refused to shoot a restrained bear on a 1902 hunting trip to Mississippi. This eventually led to his famous association with the “teddy bear.” However, the use of that term was promoted not just by a stuffed toy but also in a popular series of children’s books by Seymour Eaton. In 1905 Eaton wrote his first volume about Teddy-B and Teddy-G, the Roosevelt Bears. The characters’ appeal was enhanced by the connection to Roosevelt’s presidency and his campaign as a third-party candidate in 1912. The illustrations of the Roosevelt Bears were so well-liked they were issued as postcards marketed to adults. The image by R.K. Culver on this postcard first appeared in the second volume of Eaton’s series, More About Teddy B and Teddy G, the Roosevelt Bears, published in 1907
- Object Name
- Postcard
- associated person
- Roosevelt, Theodore
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 3 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 8.89 cm
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1904.S03
- catalog number
- 227739.1904.S03
- accession number
- 227739
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker
- subject
- Political Campaigns
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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