Roosevelt's rough diggers
Roosevelt's rough diggers. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a Rough Rider, leading a group of laborers, armed with shovels, to work on the Panama Canal. One man, in the background, wearing a hat labeled Jake may refer to John F. Stevens, who took over the chief engineer position for the canal construction in 1905. Date 1906 November 14. Roosevelt's rough diggers. Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a Rough Rider, leading a group of laborers, armed with shovels, to work on the Panama Canal. One man, in the background, wearing a hat labeled Jake may refer to John F. Stevens, who took over the chief engineer position for the canal construction in 1905. Date 1906 November 14
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10606815
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47464870
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Mary Evans / Library of Congress
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