Theodore Roosevelt's Visit to Las Vegas, New Mexico  Teddy Roosevelt was a friend of Colonel Ilfeld's and visited him with the Rough Riders. Following are images of photographs from the Ilfeld family's collection of this occasion. [40K] SWJA [35K] SWJA Rough Riders convention, Las Vegas, New Mexico; Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York leads a Rough Riders parade in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in 1899 [35K] SWJA [40K] SWJA Theodore Roosevelt riding Colonel Ilfeld's horse, Maude;Theodore Roosevelt seated in center, poses with comrades during the Rough Riders Reunion, Las Vegas [56K] SWJA Roosevelt, Indians, and cavalry officers posing. Inscription under photo reads: "To L. W. Ilfeld with the regards of Theodore Roosevelt."