TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 24, 1905. Letter to N. D. Keys, marked "Personal," concerning a photograph Keys sent him that Roosevelt admires. In full: "That is a first class photograph. When I get a chance I shall show it to Stewart and Lambert. A man has to have great patience and the taste of a genuine field naturalist to do that work; not to speak of being a good photographer. With many thanks." In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, a diagonal creases to the left edge, a missing blank integral leaf.
The Stewart and Lambert referenced were Philip B. Stewart, a conservationist and hunting friend of the President, and Dr. Alexander Lambert, the President’s personal physician. In 1905 both accompanied Roosevelt on hunting excursions for bears, mountain lions, and wolves in western U.S. states.
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