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  • Film, Video
    Jerry Pulls the Strings.
    • Contributor: Sindic, Jules K.
    • Date: 1938
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    Men and Dust
    • Contributor: Dick, Sheldon - Geer, Will
    • Date: 1940
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    Scenes of TR and his sons Quentin and Archie, 1917-1918 [2]
    Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt and his sons Quentin and Archie, 1917-1918 [2]
    Unrelated segments of Quentin, Archie, and TR at various times and locations. Medium close view of Quentin wearing a WWI uniform standing by a wooden shed in Mineola, New York, May 1917; long shot of Archie in uniform astride a horse possibly in 1917; Archie in uniform, with a cane, standing by a building possibly in 1918; medium shot of TR speaking from the...
    • Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch) - Roosevelt, Quentin - Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1917
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    Carry the fight Combating submarines in the Atlantic during the war.
    • Contributor: United States. Coast Guard - U.S. Government Films Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1943
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    A Time for Freedom
    • Contributor: Johnson, Mordecai W. - Rustin, Bayard - Shuttlesworth, Fred L. - King, Martin Luther - Parks, Rosa - Randolph, A. Philip - Powell, Adam Clayton - Jackson, Mahalia - Belafonte, Harry - Wilkins, Roy - Lerner, Carl
    • Date: 1957
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    Panama 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
  • Film, Video
    The Second Largest Minority
    • Contributor: Vincenz, Lilli
    • Date: 1968
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    This is Cinerama remastered. "A standard screen B&W prologue during which Lowell Thomas shows how, from the dawn of history, mankind has attempted to create the illusion of depth & movement by artistic, mechanical and photographic means. Cinerama format opens with Rockaway Playland Roller Coaster, then Temple Dance from "Aida", views of Niagra Falls, Long Island Choir--an early test of CineramaSound in B&W, Canals of Venice, Edinburgh Military...
    • Contributor: Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2011
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    Henry Browne, farmer Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted, specifically his efforts growing peanuts and cotton. This role is made even more poingnant when they visit the eldest son who is a cadet in the 99th Pursuit Squadron.
    • Contributor: Lee, Canada - Barlow, Roger - United States. Agricultural Adjustment Agency
    • Date: 1942
  • Film, Video
    [TR's inaugural ceremony, 1905]
    Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural ceremony, 1905 | Roosevelt Memorial Association title: TR's inaugural address, 1905 | Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural address, 1905
    On Mar. 4, 1905, TR is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. with much celebration and fanfare. TR rides in an open landau on Fifteenth St., NW, escorted by mounted Rough Riders; Secret Service men and detectives walk on either side of the carriage; TR tips his hat to the crowd. Sitting beside him is Sen. John C. Spooner of Wis., Chairman of the joint Congressional...
    • Contributor: Lodge, Henry Cabot - McKenney, James Hall - Fuller, Melville Weston - Dalzell, John - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Spooner, John C. (John Coit) - Roosevelt, Theodore
    • Date: 1905
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    With these hands President William Green of the American Federation of Labor and President David Dubinsky of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union introduce the film. The main feature is a dramatization of a union worker's memories of pre-union life and the improvements that came with unionization. It includes a dramatization of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
    • Contributor: Wiseman, Joseph - Green, William - International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union - Dubinsky, David - Levene, Sam - Francis, Arlene - Arnold, Jack - Goodman, Lee - Wishengrad, Morton
    • Date: 1950
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    The Roosevelt Dam [1] Film depicts TR's commitment to the reclamation of desert land and his belief that natural resources exist for the public benefit. Included are close-up views of Frederick H. Newell, first director of the U.S. Reclamation Service and Gifford Pinchot, first chief forester and leader of the conservation movement in the U.S.; both influenced TR's thinking and action on conservation. TR fought successfully for the...
    • Contributor: Pinchot, Gifford - Hill, Louis C. (Louis Clarence) - Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow - Roosevelt Memorial Association. Film Library - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Roosevelt Memorial Association - Newell, Frederick Haynes - Sloan, Richard E. - United States. Bureau of Reclamation - Fowler, Benjamin A. - Roosevelt, Theodore - Orme, John P.
    • Date: 1928
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    Gold and diamond mines of South Africa Shows how gold and diamonds are extracted from the earth and processed in the province of Transvaal in South Africa. Pictures gold mining operations at the Joch Mine near Johannesburg and diamond mining operations at the Premier Mine in the town of Cullinan. Includes street scenes of Johannesburg and of Kimberley, the center of the world's largest diamond mining operations.
    • Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - K.E.S.E. (Firm) - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1917
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    And so they live Film depicts white rural poverty in Kentucky and the quality of children's education.
    • Contributor: University of Kentucky - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - New York University. Film Library - Roffman, Julian
    • Date: 1940
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    Baseball slow motion pictures--how Babe Ruth knocks a home run
    How Babe Ruth knocks a home run | Title from inventory: Baseball in slow motion
    The mighty swing of Babe Ruth is shown in all its grace, power and swatness through the use of slow motion. He is also seen striking out in normal speed. The batting skills of Cleveland Indians star Tris Speaker and New York Yankees Wallie Pipp, Yankee Robert William Meusel, the underhand pitching style of Yankee Carl Mays and the overhand pitching delivery of the...
    • Contributor: Select Safety Film Service - American Motion Picture Corporation
    • Date: 1926
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    President Harding and Calvin Coolidge [1] Various scenes of the official notification ceremonies held on July 22, 1920 for Warren G. Harding, selected as the Presidential candidate by 17th Republican National Convention and Calvin Coolidge, selected as the Vice Presidential nominee. Opening views of Harding, followed by scenes of him and his wife, Florence Kling Harding, in Marion, Ohio; Harding, Coolidge, and Will H. Hays, Republican National Committee chairman, getting...
    • Contributor: Morrow, Edwin P. - Coolidge, Calvin - Lodge, Henry Cabot - Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison) - Harding, George T. - Community Motion Picture Service, Inc - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Harding, Florence Kling - Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel) - Republican National Convention
    • Date: 1920
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    [The baseball stars of yesteryear--compilation] Players from the Philadelphia Athletics are seen practicing on the field. Pitchers Ed Rommel, Roy Mahaffey, Rube Walberg and Lefty Grove provide demonstrations of how to throw specific pitches. Mickey Cochrane discusses what it is like to work with the team's pitchers, while hitters describe their batting techniques. Athletics manager Connie Mack talks about the team's success and his predictions for the 1932 season....
    • Date: 1931
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    TR on Fifth Avenue, New York, near St. Patrick's Cathedral after attending Mayor Mitchel's funeral
    Theodore Roosevelt on Fifth Avenue, New York, near St. Patrick's Cathedral after attending Mayor Mitchel's funeral
    As an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of former New York City Mayor John P. Mitchel on July 11, 1918, TR appears with other funeral participants on Fifth Avenue. Surrounded by men in formal dress, TR speaks briefly with unidentified military officer; standing in group are men tentatively identified as Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, and financier George W. Perkins, both pallbearers...
    • Contributor: American Motion Picture Company - Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge) - Butler, Nicholas Murray - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Mitchel, John Purroy - Roosevelt, Theodore
    • Date: 1918
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    A 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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    [Quentin Roosevelt]; Clemenceau and Foch, 1917-1919
    Clemenceau and Foch, 1917-1919 | Roosevelt Memorial Association title: Quentin and Archie Roosevelt's regiments
    Film appears to have been photographed in France during WWI. Medium close shot of Quentin Roosevelt with a small building in background; brief shot of French and American officers, including Lieutenant Edward V. Rickenbacker at immediate right, talking; view of a troop train moving through a European town as people line the tracks waving to soldiers. Final sequence is medium close panning shots, from...
    • Contributor: Foch, Ferdinand - McAndrews, James W. - Pershing, John J. (John Joseph) - Tardieu, André - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Weygand, Maxime - Roosevelt, Quentin - Clemenceau, Georges - Rickenbacker, Eddie
    • Date: 1918
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    [Oakland Oaks vs. San Francisco Seals baseball opening. 1918-04-02]
    Former supplied title: Prelinger Collection | Inventory title: Oakland Oaks baseball season opens
    Footage from the festivities for the opening day of the Oakland Oaks baseball season, versus the San Francisco Seals. The film features vaudeville dancer Doraldina, who is dressed in a baseball uniform and appears with the team in a parade and on the field, eventually throwing the ceremonial first pitch.
    • Date: 1918
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    Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrives in New York after the World War Theodore Roosevelt Jr., suffering from a machine gun wound in the leg, returned as a casual from France to New York City aboard the Mauretania on March 6, 1919. Medium close shot of TR Jr., dressed in uniform, aboard what may be the liner Mauretania, docked at the Cunard pier, North River, New York City.
    • Contributor: Roosevelt, Theodore - International Newsreel Corporation - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1919
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    Shall we prepare?
    Roosevelt Memorial Association title: TR speaking at Sagamore | Roosevelt Memorial Association title: TR in Metropolitan Magazine office, 1916 | Theodore Roosevelt speaking at Sagamore | Theodore Roosevelt in Metropolitan Magazine office, 1916
    Two sequences of TR: Sequence 1: views of TR walking onto the porch of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, N.Y., facing the camera, and then speaking on military preparedness during WWI; Sequence 2: views of TR sitting at his desk in the Metropolitan Magazine office in New York City and speaking with a man who may be Carl Hovey, editor of the magazine.
    • Contributor: Hovey, Carl - Bray Studios - Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Paramount Pictures Corporation
    • Date: 1916
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    Visitin' 'round at Coolidge Corners
    Visitin' round Coolidge Corners
    Shows scenes of Calvin Coolidge at his summer home in Plymouth, Vermont, including Coolidge helping out on the neighboring farm of cousin Ed Blanchard; in the "summer White House" above the Plymouth post office; attending church with his father John Calvin, wife Grace Goodhue, and son John; and visiting with his future vice-president, General Charles Dawes. May be a compilation of newsreel footage taken...
    • Contributor: Coolidge, Calvin - Afi/Casselton (Harold)/LARSON (Ted) Collection (Library of Congress) - Blanchard, Edward J. - Coolidge, Grace Goodhue - Coolidge, John - Dawes, Charles Gates
    • Date: 1924-01-01
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    Bomber The manufacture, speed, and power of the B-26 Army Bomber.
    • Contributor: United States. Office of Production Management - U.S. Government Films Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Office for Emergency Management - United States. Office of War Information
    • Date: 1941