I discovered a historic photo among our family pictures.

[trusty elf]

Last edited Fri Apr 18, 2014, 04:08 PM - Edit history (2)

Taken on September 8, 1914, it shows Teddy Roosevelt riding into New Iberia, Louisiana on horseback, waving to a crowd of around 15,000 people.

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I didn't know what the photo was until I sent it to an acquaintance of mine from New Iberia who is a historian.

He published an interesting article about it on his blog (scroll down a little, to Wednesday, April 9, 2014 to read it ).

http://bayoutechedispatches.blogspot.ch/

Apparently, it's quite a rare image.

[tk2kewl]

1. very cool!

[trusty elf]

9. Thanks, tk2ewl!

[flamin lib]

2. Way cool! This is what still photography does,

preserve a moment in time. For all time. Along with the written word it is a way to reach across time and share 1/60 of a second with generations to come.

You are so fortunate to have this particular 1/60 second.

[trusty elf]

6. Thanks flamin lib...

It is fortunate that this picture survived for 100 years! I'm glad that I knew someone who could tell me what the photo was.

[Solly Mack]

3. How neat is that?!? Super neat!

That is just so cool!

[trusty elf]

7. We were just in New Iberia.

I took my mother back to her native town for her 90th birthday. We stayed in a lovely B&B in the historic district.

This is the same street (Main Street) on which Teddy Roosevelt rode into town.

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[Solly Mack]

11. Just imagine all the history that has gone by those homes.

Happy (belated) 90th to your Mom!

[Inkfreak]

4. Very, very cool.

What a find!

[trusty elf]

8. Thanks, Inkfreak!

There are quite a few other, even older photos in our family cache. Some of them date from when the railroad was being built through New Iberia.

[NV Whino]

5. Wonderful!

That's an enormous horse he is riding. Must be 17 hands.

[trusty elf]

10. Thanks, NV Whino!

This is from the blog post:

"The highlight of the trip [to the Teche country] . . . occurred at New Iberia where four hundred mounted 'Rough Riders,' each with a bandana around his neck, welcomed the Roosevelt entourage at the outskirts of the city. Mayor Alphe Fontelieu, leader of the group, greeted Roosevelt: 'Colonel, we have a horse for you and wish you to take command of our troop.' The colonel was of course delighted . . . [and] he led the happy troupe into town.&quot

[merrily]

12. Very cool!

Look at that crowd, too! The density of the crowd, the clothes, everything. Just a great photo all around. Thanks for posting it.

[trusty elf]

17. In this enlargement

some of the 400 men dressed as "Rough Riders" who rode into town with TR can be more clearly seen.

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Glad you enjoyed it...

[Mz Pip]

13. What a great find!

I love old photos. I have a small suitcase full of old family photos, some over a hundred years old. One of these days I'll have to go through them and see if I have any treasures.

[merrily]

14. Check out the bathhouse!

[passiveporcupine]

15. LOL...I had to squint to read that sign.

Why would anyone want a cold bath?

[merrily]

18. Maybe they charged more for a hot bath?

Either that, or someone might want a hot bath for the same reason we tell people to take a cold shower.

[trusty elf]

16. That's funny, isn't it!

I suppose that in the days before air conditioning, when it was hot and sticky, a cold bath might have been rather refreshing.

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[Cooley Hurd]

19. Very impressive since it was taken not long after his return from the River of Doubt expedition...

TR nearly DIED on the expedition. He begged his son, Kermit, to leave him for dead at several turns, but Kermit didn't and TR survived.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_of_doubt

[trusty elf]

20. Thanks for that.

Interesting!

[area51]

21. I hadn't heard of the expedition

until I read the book The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. Can't look at him without thinking of,...