Carbine

[SteveM]

I lifted the pic from here http://video.pbs.org/video/2365313145/ @51:39

I assumed that it was a pic of Teddy since the documentary was about him and FDR but I suppose that it could have been Kermit.

I guess nukem556 gets the Kewpie Doll

(It does look like a TR hat though)

[nukem556]

Thanks Steve! But I'm pretty sure it's Kermit...he was tasked with securing fresh meat for the expedition, and I've read the carbine was his choice for small and medium game. The great Theodore was by 1913, quite a portly man, much heavier than the fellow in the picture. Kermit was the hero of the expedition, saving his fathers life by sheer determination after TR suffered malaria and a serious leg infection.

(As you can tell from my avatar, I'm very much an admirer of TR.....the picture is a very early example of Photoshop, a campaign photo faked to show Teddy riding a moose....I'm sure if he had encountered one up that close, he WOULD have tried to ride it!)

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by nukem556

The great Theodore was by 1913, quite a portly man, much heavier than the fellow in the picture. Kermit was the hero of the expedition, saving his fathers life by sheer determination after TR suffered malaria and a serious leg infection.

Agree. I guess you get the cigar.