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No. 13. The Roosevelt Bears at Harvard. "These gowns and caps and scrolls you see, We give you now as your degree."

No. 13. The Roosevelt Bears at Harvard.
"These gowns and caps and scrolls you see,
We give you now as your degree."

(Philadelphia, PA, 1870 – 1936)
(1873–1906)
1906
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on card stock.
DimensionsVertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.8561
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Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
No. 1. The Roosevelt Bears at Home. "Two Roosevelt Bears had a home out West In a big ravine near a mountain crest."
No. 1. The Roosevelt Bears at Home.
"Two Roosevelt Bears had a home out West
In a big ravine near a mountain crest."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 2. The Roosevelt Bears Go Aboard the Train. "To a colored porter in gray and gold TEDDY-G gave a tip."
No. 2. The Roosevelt Bears Go Aboard the Train.
"To a colored porter in gray and gold TEDDY-G gave a tip."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 3. The Roosevelt Bears in a Sleeping Car. "'I won't sleep up stairs,' said TEDDY G. 'I want a window, I want to see.'"
No. 3. The Roosevelt Bears in a Sleeping Car.
"'I won't sleep up stairs,' said TEDDY G.
'I want a window, I want to see.'"
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 4. The Roosevelt Bears on a Farm. "We're here to learn the farmer's trade; To swing a flail or to use a spade."
No. 4. The Roosevelt Bears on a Farm.
"We're here to learn the farmer's trade;
To swing a flail or to use a spade."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 5. The Roosevelt Bears at a Country School. "TEDDY-B banged the desk and said that he Would run the school that day and see."
No. 5. The Roosevelt Bears at a Country School.
"TEDDY-B banged the desk and said that he
Would run the school that day and see."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 6. The Roosevelt Bears at the County Fair. "They walked on ropes drawn good and tight And jumped through hoops and landed right."
No. 6. The Roosevelt Bears at the County Fair.
"They walked on ropes drawn good and tight
And jumped through hoops and landed right."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 7. The Roosevelt Bears Leaving the Balloon. "They slid down ropes and hit the ground And landed in Chicago safe and sound."
No. 7. The Roosevelt Bears Leaving the Balloon.
"They slid down ropes and hit the ground
And landed in Chicago safe and sound."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 8. The Roosevelt Bears at the Tailor's. "Two tailors came with cloth and tape To fit them out in handsome shape."
No. 8. The Roosevelt Bears at the Tailor's.
"Two tailors came with cloth and tape
To fit them out in handsome shape."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 9. The Roosevelt Bears in the Department Store. "It was worth a trip a mile to see This paper package marked TEDDY-G."
No. 9. The Roosevelt Bears in the Department Store.
"It was worth a trip a mile to see
This paper package marked TEDDY-G."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 10. The Roosevelt Bears at Niagara Falls. "They dressed themselves in rubber suits With rubber hoods and rubber boots."
No. 10. The Roosevelt Bears at Niagara Falls.
"They dressed themselves in rubber suits
With rubber hoods and rubber boots."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 11. The Roosevelt Bears at the Boston Public Library. "They took the books and down they sat, To read Emerson and the Autocrat."
No. 11. The Roosevelt Bears at the Boston Public Library.
"They took the books and down they sat,
To read Emerson and the Autocrat."
Edward Stern & Co.
1906
No. 12. The Roosevelt Bears Take an Auto Ride. "'We've broken something,' said TEDDY-G. 'It's underneath, get down and see.'"
No. 12. The Roosevelt Bears Take an Auto Ride.
"'We've broken something,' said TEDDY-G.
'It's underneath, get down and see.'"
Edward Stern & Co.
1906