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.; American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.; Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress); Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published: United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company : Kleine Optical Co., 1903.
Subject Headings: - Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919; - Fourth of July orations
Genre: Filmed speeches; Actualities (Motion pictures); Silent films; Short films; Nonfiction films
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.; - Filmed July 4, 1903, in Huntington, Long Island, New York.; - Biograph production no. 2417.; - Paper print shelf number (LC 2159) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.; - Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.; - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.; - Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 258; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 859; Biograph production log; Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908, p. 90.; - Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
Medium: viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (74 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 185 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.; dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (74 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 185 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.; master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 185 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.; paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 185 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location: FLA 5173 (viewing print); FEC 2208 (viewing print); FRA 2119 (dupe neg pic); FPE 7755 (dupe neg pic); FRB 0826 (master pos pic); Box 0123A (paper pos); Box 5536A (paper pos, copy 2)
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
Language: English
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
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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: tra@sprynet.com):

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].

Permission may be needed from the Theodore Roosevelt Association before using these films for other purposes.

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Bitzer, G. W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July oration. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company: Kleine Optical Co, 1903. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/99407348/.

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Bitzer, G. W., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, Paper Print Collection & Niver. (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, <www.loc.gov/item/99407348/>.

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