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Film, Video TR [in Louisiana], 1915 [4] Theodore Roosevelt [in Louisiana], 1915 [4] / TR on Pelican Island, 1915 / Theodore Roosevelt on Pelican Island, 1915

About this Item

Title

  • TR [in Louisiana], 1915 [4]

Other Title

  • Theodore Roosevelt [in Louisiana], 1915 [4]
  • TR on Pelican Island, 1915
  • Theodore Roosevelt on Pelican Island, 1915

Summary

  • Views of TR walking on beach; holding his hat, TR stands near bushes on an island and follows the flight of birds. Film photographed by Herbert K. Job of the National Audubon Society, on an expedition with TR to bird sanctuary islands off the Louisiana coast in June 1915.

Names

  • Job, Herbert Keightley, 1864-1933, photographer.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
  • National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals.

Created / Published

  • United States : [s.n.], 1915.

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel--Louisiana
  • -  Islands--Louisiana
  • -  Water-birds--Louisiana
  • -  Wildlife refuges--Louisiana
  • -  Birds--Conservation--Louisiana
  • -  Breton National Wildlife Refuge (La.)
  • -  Louisiana--Description and travel
  • -  Mexico, Gulf of

Genre

  • Short films
  • Documentary films
  • Nonfiction films
  • Newsreels
  • Nature films

Notes

  • -  Copyright: no reg.
  • -  Photographed by Herbert K. Job.
  • -  Appearing: President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • -  Duration: 0:20 at 18 fps.
  • -  Research indicates location is the Breton Island Reservation or one of the Audubon bird sanctuary islands off the coast of Louisiana; areas visited by TR included the Chandeleur Islands, Grand Isle, Breton Island, Bird Island, Last Island, Battledore Island, and Barataria Bay. Breton Island Reservation was established by Executive Order 369-A on Nov. 11, 1905. Exact location is undetermined.
  • -  FZA 0252 was formerly numbered FPB 9919. Renumbered to smaller can size to conserve vault space.
  • -  Sources used: The Times-picayune, New Orleans. 6/7/15:2; 6/8/15:16; 6/10/15:10; 6/12/15:1; 6/13/15:(real estate sec.):7; Scribner's magazine. v. 59, no. 3, 1916:261-280; Audubon magazine. v. 17, no. 5, 1915:410-412.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  National Park Service acquired from Roosevelt Memorial Association. RMA purchased from Pell Mitchell.
  • -  viewing print, dupe neg; Received: June 1976 from LC film lab; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.

Medium

  • viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (23 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic. 1 film reel of 1 (23 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FEA 8961 (viewing print)
  • FZA 0252 (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

  • mp76000363

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.

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Chicago citation style:

Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection, and National Association Of Audubon Societies For The Protection Of Wild Birds And Animals, Job, Herbert Keightley, photographer. TR in Louisiana,4. [United States: s.n, 1915] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000363/.

APA citation style:

Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection & National Association Of Audubon Societies For The Protection Of Wild Birds And Animals, Job, H. K., photographer. (1915) TR in Louisiana,4. [United States: s.n] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000363/.

MLA citation style:

Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection, and National Association Of Audubon Societies For The Protection Of Wild Birds And Animals, photographer by Job, Herbert Keightley. TR in Louisiana,4. [United States: s.n, 1915] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000363/>.