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Film, Video TR's inauguration, 1905. [No. 1] Theodore Roosevelt's inauguration, 1905

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Title

  • TR's inauguration, 1905. [No. 1]

Other Title

  • Theodore Roosevelt's inauguration, 1905

Summary

  • Scenes of TR's second inauguration on March 4, 1905 in Washington, D.C.: long panning shots of crowds gathered at the Capitol; on a platform erected on the East Front of the Capitol, Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administers the presidential oath of office to TR as Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court James H. McKenney holds the Bible; TR speaks to crowd. Views of the West Point band and cadets, the Naval Academy band and midshipmen, men on horseback, and the Citizens Americus Club of Pittsburgh, carrying umbrellas, marching by and turning the corner off Pennsylvania Ave. onto Fifteenth St., NW. Views of the presidential escort, Squadron A of New York National Guard, mounted Rough Riders, Secret Service, detectives, and TR's carriage moving on their way to the Capitol. Beside TR in the carriage is Sen. John C. Spooner of Wis., chairman of the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies; opposite but not visible are Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge of Mass. and Rep. John Dalzell of Penn., both members of the committee. On Pennsylvania Ave., two groups of officers on horseback, a civilian band, and cavalry and marching soldiers parade by.

Names

  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
  • Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910
  • McKenney, James Hall, 1837-1913
  • Spooner, John C. (John Coit), 1843-1919
  • Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924
  • Dalzell, John, 1845-1927
  • Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927) former owner
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : [s.n.], 1905.

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Inaugurations
  • -  United States.--Army.--Cavalry, 1st
  • -  United States Military Academy
  • -  United States Naval Academy
  • -  United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
  • -  Presidents--United States
  • -  Inauguration Day
  • -  Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)

Genre

  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Duration: 4:33 (part 1), 3:48 (part 2), 1:13 (part 3) at 16 fps.
  • -  Film sequence is repeated and does not follow order of actual events.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association numbers: RMA 301-01; RMA 301-2B.
  • -  Sources used: Washington, D.C. Inaugural Committee, 1905. Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United States, March 4, 1905. [1905]; Washington post, March 5, 1905, p. 1-2; The New York herald, March 5, 1905, p. 2, p. 5; New York tribune, March 5, 1905, p. 1-3; LC Prints & Photographs Division presidential file; The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 154-155.
  • -  President Roosevelt, John C. Spooner, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Dalzell, Melville Weston Fuller, James H. McKenney.
  • -  Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owners: Roosevelt Memorial Association; Paramount.
  • -  The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (580 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (580 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (580 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FEA 6695 (viewing print)
  • FPB 7200 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPB 8236 (dupe neg pic, 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

  • mp76000047

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Roosevelt, Theodore, Melville Weston Fuller, James Hall McKenney, John C Spooner, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Dalzell, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, Paramount Pictures Corporation Former Owner, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR's inauguration, . No. 1. [United States: s.n, 1905] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000047/.

APA citation style:

Roosevelt, T., Fuller, M. W., McKenney, J. H., Spooner, J. C., Lodge, H. C., Dalzell, J. [...] Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1905) TR's inauguration, . No. 1. [United States: s.n] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000047/.

MLA citation style:

Roosevelt, Theodore, et al. TR's inauguration, . No. 1. [United States: s.n, 1905] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000047/>.