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Film, Video President Roosevelt reviewing the troops at Charleston Exposition Alternate title: President Roosevelt reviewing troops, Charleston Exposition

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Title

  • President Roosevelt reviewing the troops at Charleston Exposition

Other Title

  • Alternate title: President Roosevelt reviewing troops, Charleston Exposition

Summary

  • President Roosevelt is standing on a platform in front of the Auditorium, photographed from across the street. At his left is Mrs. Roosevelt, holding carnations. They review the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps foot soldiers on President's Day at the Charleston Exposition. Other prominent individiuals shown are Captain F.W. Wagener, Mayor Smyth of Charleston, Governor McSweeney of South Carolina, and Governor Aycock of North Carolina.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Mfg. Co., 1902.

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919
  • -  Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow,--1861-1948
  • -  McSweeney, Miles Benjamin,--1855-1909
  • -  Aycock, Charles B.--(Charles Brantley),--1859-1912
  • -  South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition--(1901-1902 :--Charleston, S.C.)
  • -  Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes--South Carolina--Charleston

Genre

  • Actualities (Motion pictures)
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  H16715 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 18Apr02; H16715.
  • -  Duration: 2:20 at 14 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1815) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 258; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, A.12414; Musser, C. The emergence of cinema, v. 1, p. 323; New York times, April 10, 1902, p. 1, viewed March 25, 2020 via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
  • -  Appearing: Theodore Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt, Captain F.W. Wagener, J. Adger Smyth, Miles Benjamin McSweeney, Charles B. Aycock.
  • -  Photographed in Charleston, South Carolina in April 9, 1902.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  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 (64 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (64 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 125 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 125 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4829 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0748 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0674J (paper pos)
  • Box 5144B (paper pos, copy 2)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99407621

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. President Roosevelt reviewing the troops at Charleston Exposition. United States: Edison Mfg. Co, 1902. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/99407621/.

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Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1902) President Roosevelt reviewing the troops at Charleston Exposition. United States: Edison Mfg. Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99407621/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. President Roosevelt reviewing the troops at Charleston Exposition. United States: Edison Mfg. Co, 1902. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99407621/>.