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Film, Video Close-up of TR's grave, 1920 Close-up of Theodore Roosevelt's grave, 1920

About this Item

Title

  • Close-up of TR's grave, 1920

Other Title

  • Close-up of Theodore Roosevelt's grave, 1920

Summary

  • Close shot of TR's gravestone, Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Birth and death dates of TR and birth date of his wife, Edith, are visible.

Names

  • Urban, Charles, former owner.
  • Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [1920?]

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Tomb
  • -  Youngs Memorial Cemetery
  • -  Oyster Bay (N.Y.)

Genre

  • Unedited footage
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Date in title unverified.
  • -  Duration: 0:08 at 18 fps.
  • -  Photographed in Oyster Bay, N. Y. in 1920.
  • -  Summary from The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 15.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory number RMA 305-03-03.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Source used: The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 15
  • -  Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owners: Roosevelt Memorial Association, Charles Urban.
  • -  The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.
  • -  On original catalog record: old safety materials retained in Suitland.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 4 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 4 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAB 0959 (viewing print)
  • FRA 5925 (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

  • mp76000119

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.

Cite This Item

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Chicago citation style:

Urban, Charles, Former Owner, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Close-up of TR's grave. [?, 1920] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000119/.

APA citation style:

Urban, C., Roosevelt Memorial Association, F. O. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1920) Close-up of TR's grave. [?] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000119/.

MLA citation style:

Urban, Charles, Former Owner, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Close-up of TR's grave. [?, 1920] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000119/>.