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Film, Video TR calls on neighbors at Christmas, 1917 Theodore Roosevelt calls on neighbors at Christmas, 1917

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Title

  • TR calls on neighbors at Christmas, 1917

Other Title

  • Theodore Roosevelt calls on neighbors at Christmas, 1917

Summary

  • Opening scene of a man, woman, and two children with presents walking up to a house in Oyster Bay, N.Y.; one child enters house, comes back out, then the woman enters; two older girls stand in doorway; TR, carrying a present, walks up to the house; final scene is of TR talking with group as they all pose while a small girl peeks out of the door.

Names

  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
  • International Newsreel Corporation
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : [s.n., 1917?].

Headings

  • -  Christmas
  • -  Oyster Bay (N.Y.)

Genre

  • Short films
  • Documentary films
  • Nonfiction films
  • Newsreels

Notes

  • -  Copyright: no reg.
  • -  Date and event in title unverified.
  • -  Duration: 0:34 at 18 fps.
  • -  Sources used: International Newsreel Co.
  • -  National Park Service acquired from Roosevelt Memorial Association. RMA purchased from International Newsreel Co.
  • -  Appearing: President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • -  viewing print, dupe neg; Received: June 1976 from LC film lab; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.

Medium

  • viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (39 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg. 1 film reel of 1 (39 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FEA 7307 (viewing print)
  • FPB 7735 (dupe neg)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp76000306

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Roosevelt, Theodore, International Newsreel Corporation, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR calls on neighbors at Christmas. [United States: s.n., ?, 1917] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000306/.

APA citation style:

Roosevelt, T., International Newsreel Corporation & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1917) TR calls on neighbors at Christmas. [United States: s.n., ?] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000306/.

MLA citation style:

Roosevelt, Theodore, International Newsreel Corporation, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR calls on neighbors at Christmas. [United States: s.n., ?, 1917] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000306/>.