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Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980
Born New York City
The daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, once said, "I have no sense of humor, just a sense of irony." Known as "Princess Alice" during her father's years in the White House, she later noted, "I was the daughter of an enormously popular president, and . . . I looked upon the world as my oyster." In 1906 she married Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati, who later became Speaker of the House. With her command of politics, celebrated wit, and supreme grace, Alice remained in the limelight of Washington society for more than seven decades.
Prominent Seattle photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis first photographed President Roosevelt and his family in 1904. He returned to Washington in 1906 to photograph Alice at the time of her marriage. That same year, President Roosevelt contributed an essay to the first volume of Curtis's The North American Indian, an ambitious publication documenting Native American life.
Edward Sheriff Curtis, 1906 |