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Film, Video Hopi Indians dance for TR at [Walpi, Ariz.] 1913

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Title

  • Hopi Indians dance for TR at [Walpi, Ariz.] 1913

Summary

  • On August 20, 1913, TR, numerous visitors, and Hopi Indians observe the performance of the ritual Hopi snake-dance at Walpi, Arizona, on the Hopi Reservation. TR was on a journey through the Southwest with his sons Archie and Quentin, and a young cousin, Nicholas Roosevelt. Crowds, seated and standing, are scattered over adobe dwellings watching the ceremony. The snake-dance takes place around a rough column of rock, with Hopis, in native dress and carrying snakes in their hands and mouths, circling the rock. Close shot of TR, seated and apparently awaiting the beginning of the ritual. Brief shot of Arizona landscape.

Names

  • United States. Bureau of Reclamation, former owner
  • Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : [s.n.], 1913.

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel
  • -  Roosevelt, Archibald B.--(Archibald Bulloch),--Sr.,--1894-1979--Travel
  • -  Roosevelt, Quentin,--1897-1918--Travel
  • -  Roosevelt, Nicholas,--1893-1982--Travel
  • -  Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi
  • -  Hopi dance--Arizona--Walpi
  • -  Pueblos--Arizona--Walpi
  • -  Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz)

Genre

  • Film clips
  • Nonfiction films
  • Short films

Notes

  • -  Duration: 3:48 at 17 fps.
  • -  Some footage of film jumps vertically, film appears to be out of sequence.
  • -  On Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA) inventory, location in title is Albuquerque, NM.
  • -  Summary from The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 30.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory number RMA 301-03-07.
  • -  Source used: The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection catalog, p. 30.
  • -  Appearing: Theodore Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt.
  • -  Photographed on August 20, 1913 in Walpi, Arizona on the Hopi Indian Reservation.
  • -  Received: 1968-05 from USDA lab; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.
  • -  Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owners: Roosevelt Memorial Association; United States Bureau of Reclamation.
  • -  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 (103 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (103 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • non-viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (103 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAB 1134 (viewing print)
  • FAB 7615 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 6075 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRA 5714 (non-viewing print)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp76000109

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

United States Bureau Of Reclamation, Former Owner, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Hopi Indians dance for TR at Walpi, Ariz. [United States: s.n, 1913] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000109/.

APA citation style:

United States Bureau Of Reclamation, F. O., Roosevelt Memorial Association, F. O. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1913) Hopi Indians dance for TR at Walpi, Ariz. [United States: s.n] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000109/.

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United States Bureau Of Reclamation, Former Owner, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Hopi Indians dance for TR at Walpi, Ariz. [United States: s.n, 1913] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000109/>.