Pres. Roosevelt's 4th of July oration

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Title: Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July oration
Other Title: President Roosevelt's Fourth of July oration; President Roosevelt's 4th of July oration; Pres. Roosevelt's 4th of July oration
Summary: President Theodore Roosevelt eats and then speaks to a crowd who have gathered to hear him. From another camera position, the crowd bids him farewell as Roosevelt and his party enter a horse-drawn carriage and leave the vicinity.
Contributor Names: Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.; Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published: United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company : Kleine Optical Co., 1903.
Subject Headings: - Fourth of July orations
Genre: Short films; Nonfiction films; Actualities (Motion pictures)
Notes: - H33456 U.S. Copyright Office; - Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 15July1903; H33456.; - Camera, G.W. Bitzer.; - Appearing: Theodore Roosevelt.; - Duration: 2:53 at 16 fps.; - Materials listed originate from the paper print chosen best copy of two for digitization; for other holdings on this title, contact M/B/RS reference staff.; - MAVIS 46926; Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July oration.; - Filmed July 4, 1903, in Huntington, Long Island, New York.; - Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, A.12419.; - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.; - viewing print; Received: 1995-01-23 from LC film lab; preservation; Paper Print Collection.; - dupe neg; Received: 1994-12-21 from LC film lab; preservation; Paper Print Collection.; - paper pos; Received: 1903-07-15; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
Medium: viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (230 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.; dupe neg. 1 film reel of 1 (230 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.; paper pos. 1 roll (ca. 370 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location: FEC 2208 (viewing print); FPE 7755 (dupe neg); LC 2159 (paper pos)
Repository: Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/trmp.4092
Library of Congress Control Number: 99407348
Online Format: image; video
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt eats and then speaks to a crowd who have gathered to hear him. From another camera position, the crowd bids him farewell as Roosevelt and his party enter a horse-drawn carriage and leave the vicinity.
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/99407348
Additional Metadata Formats: MARCXML Record; MODS Record; Dublin Core Record

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The following films are made available here with permission from the Theodore Roosevelt Association, P.O. Box 719, Oyster Bay, N.Y. 11771 (Internet address: [email protected]):

The Story of the Panama Canal [1]
T. R.'s Return from Africa, 1910 [2]
A Visit to Theodore Roosevelt at His Home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1912
Roosevelt, Friend of the Birds [1]
The Roosevelt Dam [1]
The River of Doubt [2].

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Bitzer, G. W., Camera, Theodore Roosevelt, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July oration. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company: Kleine Optical Co, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99407348/. (Accessed June 27, 2017.)

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Bitzer, G. W., Roosevelt, T., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1903) Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July oration. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company: Kleine Optical Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99407348/.

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Bitzer, G. W., Camera, et al. Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July oration. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company: Kleine Optical Co, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/99407348/>.

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