Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt as leader of... Lot 426

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt as leader of the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition 1909 to 1910 to Africa. Vintage. Albumen print. Format approx. 11.5 x 15 cm. Mounted on cardboard. Africa OPhotograph with photograph of Theodore Roosevelt as head of the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition 1909 to 1910 to Africa. Vintage. Albumen print. Size approx. 11.5 x 15 cm. Mounted on cardboard. This very rare photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) with other members of the expedition and the ship's captain with other crew members during the crossing of Lake Victoria from Fort Florence to Kampala. - The Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition, which finally crossed Africa from south to north, was led by former American President Theodore Roosevelt and financed by the Smithsonian Institution. The group was led by the legendary hunter and tracker Richard John Cuninghame. Other expedition members included Australian sharpshooter Leslie Tarlton, three American naturalists, Edgar Alexander Mearns, a retired US Army surgeon, taxidermist Edmund Heller from Stanford University and mammalogist John Alden Loring, as well as Roosevelt's 19-year-old son Kermit. The expedition led via Mombasa, British East Africa (Kenya) to the Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and along the Nile to Khartoum in Sudan. Some 11,397 animals were shot and captured for the Smithsonian Institution and the American Museum of Natural History in New York, several thousand plants were collected and an extensive ethnographic collection was compiled. - Somewhat rubbed and slightly scratched, card foxed. - With: 4 further albumen prints with photographs of inhabitants and huts of the village of Busi, Fort Florence and sailing boats on Lake Victoria as well as 2 views of Port Said. Various. Sizes from approx. 12 x 17 to 15.5 x 20.5 cm. Each mounted on card. - Somewhat rubbed, partly faded, card somewhat foxed, bumped and dusty in margins. Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt as leader of the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition 1909 to 1910 to Africa. Vintage. Albumen print. Mounted on cardboard. - Very rare photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) with other expedition members, and the ship's captain with other crew members during the crossing of Lake Victoria from Fort Florence to Kampala. - The Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition, which finally crossed Africa from south to north, was led by former American President Theodore Roosevelt and funded by the Smithsonian Institution. The group was led by legendary hunter and tracker Richard John Cuninghame. Other expedition members included Australian sharpshooter Leslie Tarlton, three American naturalists, Edgar Alexander Mearns, a retired U.S. Army surgeon, Stanford University taxidermist Edmund Heller, and mammalogist John Alden Loring, and Roosevelt's 19-year-old son Kermit. Among other destinations, the expedition traveled via Mombasa, British East Africa (Kenya) to Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and along the Nile to Khartoum in Sudan. For the Smithsonian Institution and for the American Museum of Natural History in New York, approx. 11,397 animals were shot and captured, several thousand plants were collected and an extensive ethnographic collection was created. - Somewhat rubbed and slightly scratched, cardboard foxed. - Included: 4 further albumen prints with photographs of inhabitants and huts of the village Busi, Fort Florence and sailing boats on Lake Victoria as well as 2 views of Port Said. Each mounted on cardboard. - Somewhat rubbed, partly faded, boards somewhat foxed, bumped and dusty at margins. This work is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 23.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount to 7% (books) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.