Photograph
La Follette Kills a Bear
| Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr., (with rifle), Robert M. La Follette Jr., and guide Jake Borah with the bear shot by the senator. |
| Image ID: | 30244 |
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| Creation Date: | 1907 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Big Bear Gorge |
| County: | |
| State: | Colorado |
| Collection Name: | La Follette, Philip Fox, 1897-1965 : Philip Fox La Follette papers, 1876-1973 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (L51)87 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.25 x 5.5 inches |
| President Theodore Roosevelt had hunted with Borah in 1905, and it is likely La Follette hired Borah to accompany his hunting party because of a presidential recommendation. |
| Bears |
| Legislators |
| Hunting |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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