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Film, Video TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916 Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916

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Title

  • TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916

Other Title

  • Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916

Summary

  • On May 27, 1916, groups of men, the 7th Regiment Band, and several children march on the road from the Oyster Bay railroad station to Sagamore Hill to demonstrate their support of TR for the 1916 Presidential nomination. Views of TR addressing the large crowd assembled on the lawn of Sagamore Hill. The rally was organized by the Roosevelt Non-Partisan League of New York City.

Names

  • Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner.
  • International Newsreel Corporation, former owner.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [United States : s.n., 1916]

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919
  • -  Presidents--United States--Nomination
  • -  Presidents--United States--Election--1916
  • -  New York (State).--National Guard.--Regiment, 7th
  • -  Bands (Music)
  • -  Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)

Genre

  • Filmed speeches
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Duration: 1:27 at 16 fps.
  • -  Appearing: Theodore Roosevelt.
  • -  Photographed on May 27, 1916 in Oyster Bay, New York.
  • -  May have originally been part of a newsreel.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory number RMA 315-03-13.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as digital files.
  • -  Sources used: New York tribune, May 28, 1916, pt. 1, p.1-2; June 4, 1916, pt. 5, p. 1; Harvard University Library, Theodore Roosevelt Collection; The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 148.
  • -  Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owner: Roosevelt Memorial Association; International Newsreel.
  • -  The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.
  • -  On original record: film is out of frame briefly at ca. foot 12.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 35 ft) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAB 0879 (viewing print)
  • FAB 7630 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 5866 (dupe neg pic)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp76000093

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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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: info@theodoreroosevelt.org):

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.

Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, Former Owner, Former Owner International Newsreel Corporation, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill. [United States: s.n, 1916] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000093/.

APA citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, F. O., International Newsreel Corporation, F. O. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1916) TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill. [United States: s.n] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000093/.

MLA citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, Former Owner, Former Owner International Newsreel Corporation, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill. [United States: s.n, 1916] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000093/>.