Kermit Roosevelt and R. J. Cuninghame preparing 
to take pictures 
The Authentic Illustrations 
T HE illustrations accompanying this volume are 
Mr. Roosevelt’s personal selection. Kermit 
proved a skilful and most persistent photographer, 
having secured some hundreds of negatives, includ¬ 
ing the finest photographs of wild elephants and 
giant rhinos ever taken. He was most systematic in 
the classification of his work, furnishing careful lists 
with each shipment. All of the photographs were 
developed in the field and in most cases prints were 
taken. These were classified by Mr. Roosevelt and 
the titles written in his own hand on the back of 
them with designation of the article to which each 
picture belonged. No detail was too small for him 
to look after. On one of the journeys when he 
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