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    Theodore Roosevelt in the great war [1] Catalog Record Only Film traces TR's concern before and during the United States' participation in WWI. Quotations and footage depict the beginning of the war in Europe and the entry of the United States; views of President Woodrow Wilson signing the declaration of war. TR visits Gen. Leonard Wood at the Plattsburg camp; soldiers visit Sagamore Hill. Urging active involvement in the war effort and supporting the...
    • Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Manning, Mae - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Gentry, Caroline - Roosevelt Memorial Association. Film Library
    • Date: 1930
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    Cecil Earl Workman Collection Private First Class, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; San Francisco; South Pacific; Philippines; Pacific Theater.
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    San Francisco's future By mid-1916, after viewing the carnage in Europe, the United States saw itself poised with great reluctance on the edge of participation in World War I. Isolationism and anti-preparedness feeling remained strong in San Francisco, not only among radicals such as the International Workers of the Worlds ("the Wobblies"), but also among responsible labor leaders. At the same time, with the rise of Bolshevism...
    • Contributor: Rodiester, Claire - Hearst, Phoebe Apperson - Afi/Post (George) Collection (Library of Congress) - Rolph, James
    • Date: 1916
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    Theodore Roosevelt in the great war [2] Catalog Record Only Film traces TR's concern before and during the United States' participation in WWI. Quotations and footage depict the beginning of the war in Europe and the entry of the United States; views of President Woodrow Wilson signing the declaration of war. TR visits Gen. Leonard Wood at the Plattsburg camp; soldiers visit Sagamore Hill. Urging active involvement in the war effort and supporting the...
    • Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Manning, Mae - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Gentry, Caroline - Roosevelt Memorial Association. Film Library
    • Date: 1930
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    Theodore Roosevelt in the great war [3] Catalog Record Only TR's beliefs and activities before and during WWI are presented. First ca. 49 ft. are out of sequence. Quotations and various scenes depict the beginning of the war in Europe and entry of the United States; views of President Woodrow Wilson signing the declaration of war. TR visits Gen. Leonard Wood at the Plattsburg camp. Urging active involvement in the war effort and supporting...
    • Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Manning, Mae - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Gentry, Caroline - Roosevelt Memorial Association. Film Library
    • Date: 1930
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    Army pack train bringing supplies
    Variant title from the New York clipper, May 19, 1906: Army of pack train bringing supplies     The first segment shows a series of loaded mule trains, guided by mules and horses. Many soldiers ride two-to-a-horse (or mule), possibly to facilitate quick unloading of supplies. Note the "Rough Rider"-style hats worn by many of the men. The dusty location is unclear; if the tower in the right distance is St. Boniface Church, the view could be west on Golden Gate Avenue...
    • Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1906
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    TR [at Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1915] Catalog Record Only On July 21, 1915 TR attends "Roosevelt Day" at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. He gives two addresses, one to enlisted men and officers, and the second to the general public. TR talks animately outside what is probably one of the exposition buildings; army and navy officers are in background. The man wearing a top hat directly behind TR is Hiram Johnson,...
    • Contributor: Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Pathe
    • Date: 1915
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    Troops embarking at San Francisco Shows troops of the First Regiment, California Volunteers, boarding the Pacific Mail steamer City of Peking to serve in the Philippine theater of the Spanish-American War. The film was shot at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company dock between 10:50am and 1:50pm on Friday, May 13, 1898. The dock was located at First Street between Brannan and Townsend streets. The camera is probably facing north.....
    • Contributor: Blechynden, Frederick - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
    • Date: 1898
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    TR 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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    Wallace M. Gallant Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Luxembourg; Belgium; France; Germany. Army, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Korea; Fort Lewis, Washington; San Francisco; Hawaii. Army, Cold War - Fort Monroe, Virginia. Lieutenant Colonel, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Vietnam.
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    Troop ships for the Philippines
    Troopships for the Philippines     Shows the departure from San Francisco of two troop ships, the S.S. Australia and the S.S. City of Sydney, bound for Manila during the Spanish-American War. The first ship shown is the Australia with many troops on deck, some waving. The ship's name is visible on the hull at the end of the sequence. The second ship, the City of Sydney, is shown being...
    • Contributor: Blechynden, Frederick - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1898