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Film, VideoDr. William Gorgas
Doctor William Gorgas Film has ca. 2 ft. of views of Dr. William Crawford Gorgas, chief sanitation officer of the Panama Canal (1904-1913) and member of the Isthmian Canal Commission, standing in front of a building; location of this sequence is undetermined. Remainder of film shows Dr. Gorgas and an unidentified man riding on a Panama Canal Company train. The two men are silhouetted against passing scenery...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Apollo Pictures (Firm) - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, Video[Flag services for TR at Oyster Bay, October 1919]
Flag services for Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, October 1919 | Children visit TR's grave, 1920 On October 27, 1919 the Roosevelt memorial flag, which has been carried across New York State in TR's honor, is brought to rest at his grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, N.Y. View of two young girls and a boy placing flower bouquet and flag through fence surrounding TR's grave, event may not be part of flag ceremonies. Shots from different angles of...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Urban, Charles - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoRMA flag service on the steps of New York Public Library, 1919
Roosevelt Memorial Association flag service on the steps of New York Public Library, 1919 On October 27, 1919 the Roosevelt memorial flag, which has been carried across New York State in TR's honor, is brought to rest at his grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Views of Samuel Abbott, originator of the memorial flag idea, placing the flag on TR's grave. Sequence of two young girls and a boy placing flower bouquet and flag through fence...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Urban, Charles - Kinograms Publishing Corp - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoKing Albert of Belgium visits TR's grave, October, 1919
Fox News King Albert visits Theodore Roosevelt's grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, and is accompanied by his son Prince Leopold, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and several dignitaries. Identified in film are Brand Whitlock, Ambassador to Belgium, walking in the rear of the group, and a man who may be Joseph M. Nye walking beside King Albert. Interior title states that King Albert requested that no...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Fox Film Corporation - Fox, William - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoTR's funeral at Oyster Bay, 1919
Theodore Roosevelt's funeral at Oyster Bay, 1919 Views of Christ Episcopal Church, the funeral procession, and Youngs Memorial Cemetery during the funeral of Theodore Roosevelt on January 8, 1919, in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Medium close shot of specially delegated New York City mounted police guards, followed by hearse, passing on road in front of church; long shot at church entrance of flag-draped casket being placed in hearse, with line of funeral...- Contributor: Wood, Leonard - Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon) - Talmadge, George E. - Marshall, Thomas R. (Thomas Riley) - Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch) - March, Peyton Conway - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Winslow, Cameron McRae - Universal Film Manufacturing Company
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoTR at Billings, Montana [1918]
Theodore Roosevelt at Billings, Montana, 1918 In Billings, Montana, on October 5, 1918, to speak on behalf of the Liberty Loan and to denounce the Nonpartisan League of Farmers for its pacifist orientation, TR appears in a touring car greeting Billings citizens. Long shot of TR doffing his hat and shaking hands from a parked car in downtown Billings; after he is seated, car moves through crowded, flag-draped street- Contributor: Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1918
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Film, VideoTR in New Mexico, 1916
Theodore Roosevelt in New Mexico, 1916 On Oct. 23, 1916, Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for Republican presidential nominee Charles Evans Hughes and assails the Wilson administration in Albuquerque, N.M. A young woman rides on horseback carrying a bouquet of flowers. There is an auto parade. Roosevelt passes by in an open touring car. Seated next to him is a man who appears to be Albert B. Fall, one of New Mexico's...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Pathé Exchange - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1916
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Film, VideoWilliam H. Taft in Panama
William Howard Taft in Panama On one of many visits to Panama, William Howard Taft inspects canal construction and visits ruins in what may be the Panamanian jungle. Views of crowd of men and women on dock, posing for camera; a tugboat pulls into unidentified harbor, with Taft and General George W. Goethals, chief engineer of the Panama Canal project, seated on upper deck; Taft and entourage in formal...- Contributor: Goethals, George W. (George Washington) - Taft, Helen Herron - Pezet, Federico Alfonso - Taft, William H. (William Howard) - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1910
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Film, VideoTR at Forest Hills, New York, 1917 [2]
Theodore Roosevelt at Forest Hills, New York, 1917, 2 At Forest Hills, July 4, 1917, TR speaks in support of vigorous American war involvement and attacks conscientious objectors in an address at the Forest Hills Gardens railroad station; he later reviews the Forest Hills Rifle Club in a nearby field. Views of TR marching with Rifle Club members, speaking informally with individuals, standing at attention as Club marches past, and talking with an...- Contributor: Burgess, Frederick - Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1917
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Film, VideoRoosevelt scenes [1917-1918] Views of TR at various public functions in support of the war effort: 1) TR stands with Brigadier General Michael J. Lenihan, fellow-officer in the Spanish-American War, and speaks to camera during an informal visit to Camp Mills, near Garden City, N.Y., on Sept. 2, 1917; 2) on the lawn of Sagamore Hill on Aug. 22, 1917, TR and members of the Belgian mission...
- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Pathé Exchange - International Film Service - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1917
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Film, VideoPanama Canal--scenes of the finished Canal Scenes of the Panama Canal, generally in the natural order of passage, from a ship moving from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The ship passes by the Panamanian city of Colón on the Atlantic end, through the channel to Gatun Locks and into Gatun Lake, views of the Gatun spillway and the Chagres River. From here she passes from Gaillard Cut (Culebra Cut), into...
- Contributor: Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoTR reviewing and speaking to 13th Regiment at Sagamore Hill, 1917
Theodore Roosevelt reviewing and speaking to 13th Regiment at Sagamore Hill, 1917 TR speaks to several unidentified people, including a man who looks like TR, on the porch at Sagamore Hill. There are two views of TR addressing soldiers assembled on the lawn of Sagamore Hill: the first segment shows TR's back as he speaks; the second is a long shot of TR, shot from the rear of the group of soldiers.- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Warner Bros. Pictures
- Date: 1917
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Film, VideoTR's sons' regiments during war, 1917-1918. [No. 1]
Theodore Roosevelt's sons' regiments during war, 1917-1918 Soldiers walk in formation on a road accompanied by several mounted men. Because of the soldiers' heavy clothing, it must be winter. This group may be the 26th Infantry, Theodore and Archibald Roosevelt's regiment. Following sequence is of biplanes flying in formation; third sequence is shot at a hangar where men appear to be preparing a plane for flight. The second and third sequences...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - United States. Army. Signal Corps - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1918
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Film, VideoHopi Indians dance for TR at [Walpi, Ariz.] 1913 On August 20, 1913, TR, numerous visitors, and Hopi Indians observe the performance of the ritual Hopi snake-dance at Walpi, Arizona, on the Hopi Reservation. TR was on a journey through the Southwest with his sons Archie and Quentin, and a young cousin, Nicholas Roosevelt. Crowds, seated and standing, are scattered over adobe dwellings watching the ceremony. The snake-dance takes place around a rough...
- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- Date: 1913
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Film, VideoCzar Nicholas of Russia Long shots of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra leaving what may be a church located in Russia and passing between two lines of men who appear to be Cossack Escort of the Imperial Guard; Alexandra walks toward a carriage and the Czar mounts a horse and rides away.
- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Futter, Walter - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 191?
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Film, VideoScenes of Roosevelt Dam "Panoramic views of the Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River in Arizona: shots include rocky hill above dam, water rushing through portions of dam, and a car being driven on road across dam. Since a flag waves from back of car, film may have been shot at dedication ceremonies, March 18, 1911 at which TR delivered the principal address. The Roosevelt dam, a major...
- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Pathé Frères (U.S.) - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1911
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Film, VideoPack mules with ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba
Variant title: Pack mules on the trail, Cuba | Variant title from Roosevelt Memorial Association: Pack mules on trail, 1898 | Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Pack mules with ammunition on the Santiago "A great pack train approaches rapidly, following the gray bell-mule. Cowboys dash to and fro, keeping them bunched. Clouds of dust arise as they pass"--Edison films catalog. About 12,000 mules were taken to Cuba and used primarily for transporting immediate reserves of small-arms ammunition during the Spanish-American War. A group of mules loaded with boxes of ammunition is being driven along a trail, probably...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1898
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Film, VideoPresident McKinley reviewing the troops at the Pan-American Exposition
Roosevelt Memorial Association title: President McKinley reviewing troops at Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901 "The President is seen on the reviewing stand at the Stadium, escorted by President Milburn, of the Pan-American Exposition, Secretary Cortelyou, and other noted persons. He removes his silk hat as the troops march by and politely bows to the great audience as they cheer and encore. President McKinley and party form the left foreground of our picture while the troops march by in...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Roosevelt Memorial Association - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paramount Pictures Corporation - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoTR in Africa [1909, 2]
Theodore Roosevelt in Africa [1909, 2] | Roosevelt in Africa Scenes of African peoples and of TR's safari party, all probably filmed in British East Africa (Kenya) in 1909. View of TR planting a tree in front of trading company building, possibly located in Mombasa, long shot of busy amusement area in Kenyan seaport of Mombasa, including shot of ferris wheel filled with Swahilis; shots, taken from observation platform on train engine, of plains...- Contributor: Kearton, Cherry - Community Motion Picture Service, Inc - Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1909
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Film, VideoTR in San Francisco, 1903
Theodore Roosevelt in San Francisco, 1903 | President Roosevelt in San Francisco, 1903 The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: The camera was positioned on the southeast corner of O'Farrell Street and Van Ness Avenue, and pans from north to west to south, and then back to west. [Frame: 0100] The view is north on Van Ness Avenue toward the approaching band and cavalry. Students of Whittier School are in the foreground. [0604] The band...- Contributor: Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoThe voice of the violin Herbert McLean, Sr. has two adult sons, Herbert Jr., and Jack. He is also the guardian of a young woman, Marjorie. Jack is good and generous, but Herbert Sr. favors Herbert Jr. Jack and Marjorie share a love of music. She is a pianist and he is a violinist. They are playing a duet when Herbert Jr. enters the house. He spends a few...
- Contributor: Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - Turbett, Ben - King, Carleton S. - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Brower, Robert - O'Malley, Pat - Fulton, Helen
- Date: 1915
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Film, VideoA day with Thomas A. Edison Documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of the factory's production line. The majority of the film chronicles Edison's trip to the incandescent light bulb factory and details its manufacturing process.
- Contributor: Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - Bray Studios - General Electric Company
- Date: 1922-01-01
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Film, VideoThree jumping Tommies
Title from M/B/RS copyright descriptions, L14866: Three jumping acrobatic Tommies | Title from Film & Television catalog card: Unidentified Peters No 3: Vaudeville acts Opening title introduces "Three jumping Tommies in their original acrobatic stunts," with "Tommies" apparently referring to the performers' British military uniform costumes of caps, shirts and ties, knickers to the knees, tights, and short boots. Cuts to a long shot of a stage with a painted backdrop of a garden with fountains. From stage right march three young men; a short boy flanked by...- Contributor: Spanuth, Hans A. - Afi/Peters (S.E.) Collection (Library of Congress) - Commonwealth Pictures Corporation
- Date: 1920
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Film, VideoKruger and Ward
Title from Film & Television catalog card: Unidentified Peters No 3: Vaudeville acts Opening title introduces "Kruger and Ward, the tall and short of it." The camera iris opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a canyon and waterfall. Two clowns walk across the stage: a dwarf with a fake bald pate dressed in evening clothes and a top hat, and a tall, thin clown dressed as a woman. The dwarf follows the "woman" with...- Contributor: Spanuth, Hans A. - Afi/Peters (S.E.) Collection (Library of Congress) - Commonwealth Pictures Corporation - Kruger and Ward
- Date: 1919
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Film, VideoToto Brothers
Unidentified Peters No 3: Vaudeville acts Opening title identifies this as a "balancing and iron jaw novelty act." Cuts to a long shot of a stage with a carpet and dark curtains as a backdrop, in front of which stand four chairs and a table. From stage left enters a man wearing dark leotards with a single-shouldered top, a waist belt, and dark high-top shoes with a white border. From...- Contributor: Toto Brothers - Spanuth, Hans A. - Afi/Peters (S.E.) Collection (Library of Congress) - Commonwealth Pictures Corporation
- Date: 1919