Film, Video Leonard Wood lays cornerstone of Roosevelt House, 1921 Pathé news.

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Title
Leonard Wood lays cornerstone of Roosevelt House, 1921
Other Title
Pathé news.
Summary
On Jan. 6, 1921, the restoration of TR's birthplace by the Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association is officially begun with the laying of the Roosevelt House cornerstone. Views of crowds pressing around platform; Major General Leonard Wood, TR's longtime friend and political associate, preparing to set stone in place; Corinne Robinson, TR's sister and a frequent participant in Roosevelt House activities, speaking to assembled crowd. Woman seated on platform is Mrs. John Henry Hammond, president of the WRMA.
Contributor Names
Pathe News.
Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
[United States : Pathé News, 1921]
Subject Headings
-  Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (New York, N.Y.)
-  Cornerstone laying--New York (State)--New York
-  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Birthplace
-  Wood, Leonard,--1860-1927
-  Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt,--1861-1933
-  Hammond, Emily V.--(Emily Vanderbilt Sloane),--1874-1970
-  Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association
Genre
Newsreels
Silent films
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  Appearing: General Leonard Wood, Corinne Robinson, Mrs. John Henry Hammond.
-  Duration: 0:17 at 18 fps.
-  Includes flash interior titles.
-  Photographed January 6, 1921 in New York City.
-  Originally part of a Pathé News newsreel.
-  Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory number RMA 307-04-13.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owner: Roosevelt Memorial Association.
-  The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.
-  Sources used: Roosevelt House bulletin. v. 3, no. 1, 1927, p. 2; The Roosevelt quarterly. v. 10, no. 4, 1933; The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 39.
Medium
viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (8 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (8 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
FAB 0759 (viewing print)
FRA 5814 (dupe neg pic)
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.4127
Library of Congress Control Number
mp76000064
Language
English
Online Format
image
video
OCLC Number
(dlc)mp76000064
Description
On Jan. 6, 1921, the restoration of TR's birthplace by the Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association is officially begun with the laying of the Roosevelt House cornerstone. Views of crowds pressing around platform; Major General Leonard Wood, TR's longtime friend and political associate, preparing to set stone in place; Corinne Robinson, TR's sister and a frequent participant in Roosevelt House activities, speaking to assembled crowd. Woman seated on platform is Mrs. John Henry Hammond, president of the WRMA.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/mp76000064
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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].

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Pathe News, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Leonard Wood lays cornerstone of Roosevelt House. [United States: Pathé News, 1921] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000064/.

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Pathe News, Roosevelt Memorial Association, F. O. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1921) Leonard Wood lays cornerstone of Roosevelt House. [United States: Pathé News] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000064/.

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Pathe News, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Leonard Wood lays cornerstone of Roosevelt House. [United States: Pathé News, 1921] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000064/>.