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100 Years Ago: "Trophies of the Roosevelt Hunt," Valentine Democrat, July 28, 1910

In July 1910, the Valentine Democrat (Valentine, NE) described the disposition of animal "trophies" from Theodore Roosevelt's 1909 hunting tour of Africa. The article describes the intended deposit of specimens to the "National museum" in Washington, DC, the state of modern taxidermy, and Roosevelt's personal exploits supporting "the science of natural history.".... Read more about it!

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