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Wrought iron gateway into the Roosevelt Cabin
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| Title | Wrought iron gateway into the Roosevelt Cabin |
| Date of Original | 194-? |
| Creator | Anderson, David, 1883-1962
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| Description | View showing the wrought iron gate into the Roosevelt Cabin located on the grounds of the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Sign at right states "Roosevelt Cabin, Open June 1st to Sept. 15. Between 9 a.m. & 5 p.m. Sundays 2 p.m. & 5 p.m." Cabin mostly obscured by trees and bushes. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Landmarks
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Log cabins
Historic buildings
Gates
Trees
Ironwork
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| Personal Name | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Chisholm, Haile, 1851-1951
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| Organization Name | North Dakota State Capitol (Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
Burleigh County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 2023.A-398 |
| Negative Number | 2023.A-398 (4 x 5 plastic) |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 13 cm. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | "One thousand six-hundred and seventy-three pieces of hand-wrought metal went into the making of the 1, 100 pound Roosevelt Memorial Gate to be erected at the entrance to the grounds surrounding the Roosevelt cabin at Bismarck. One year of painstaking effort on the part of Haile Chisholm, instructor in metal work at the North Dakota Agricultural College, was necessary to complete the hand-built structure. Mr. Chisholm is 75 years of age. At the top of the gate appear the dates of Roosevelt's birth and death, with the letters 'U.S.' between the dates. Around the word Roosevelt, which appears farther down the gate, are arranged letters representing the former president's accomplishments. 'A' stands for 'author, ' 'S' for 'statesman, ' and other letters forged represent hunter, rancher, educator, reformer, naturalist, president, diplomat, and governor. A striking feature of the gate is the handmade sliding latch with a handle on each side. To add to his, Mr. Chisholm is making a handmade lock. The gate contains 994 pieces of ornamental metal, 394 rivets, 285 spacers, 344 welds and 1, 141 holes. It is seven feet and eight inches wide and eleven feet and eight inches high. One can only grasp the immensity of the task by considering its specifications, design, the lettering and wrought iron work, all done by hand. Work on the gate came near being interrupted once when the life size plans which were designed by Walter T. Rolfe, head of architecture at the college, caught fire but rapid work on the part of the aged metal worker saved it. The part that was destroyed had already been constructed" - College and State, July 1928. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | David Anderson Photograph Collection 2023
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/912 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2023.A-398) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs005164 |
| Original Source | Negative |
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