Collection Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day"
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
The Roosevelts' pony, Algonquin, visits Archie
- Artist
- F.W. Brouard
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
The Roosevelts' pony, Algonquin, visits Archie
This drawing by F.W. Brouard illustrates an anecdote describing how Quentin Roosevelt sought to comfort his older brother, Archie, who was ill with the measles. With the help of one of the coachmen, he brought their horse, Algonquin, to Archie's bedroom for a visit.
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