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Film, Video Shall we prepare? TR speaking at Sagamore / TR in Metropolitan Magazine office, 1916 / Theodore Roosevelt speaking at Sagamore / Theodore Roosevelt in Metropolitan Magazine office, 1916

About this Item

Title

  • Shall we prepare?

Other Title

  • TR speaking at Sagamore
  • TR in Metropolitan Magazine office, 1916
  • Theodore Roosevelt speaking at Sagamore
  • Theodore Roosevelt in Metropolitan Magazine office, 1916

Summary

  • Two sequences of TR: Sequence 1: views of TR walking onto the porch of Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, N.Y., facing the camera, and then speaking on military preparedness during WWI; Sequence 2: views of TR sitting at his desk in the Metropolitan Magazine office in New York City and speaking with a man who may be Carl Hovey, editor of the magazine.

Names

  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
  • Hovey, Carl, 1875-
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
  • Bray Studios.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Paramount Pictures, 1916.

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919,--Military leadership
  • -  Speeches, addresses, etc., American
  • -  Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)

Genre

  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Documentary films
  • Nonfiction films
  • Newsreels

Notes

  • -  Copyright: no reg.
  • -  Editors, Frederick Palmer, Henry Reuterdahl.
  • -  Appearing: President Theodore Roosevelt, Carl Hovey.
  • -  Duration: 3:03 at 18 fps.
  • -  Copies vary in length due to longer printing of interior titles.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association numbers: RMA 305-01-02; RMA 321-07-04; RMA 321-07-03.
  • -  MAVIS 1204275; Shall we prepare?
  • -  Sources used: The Moving picture world. v. 27, no. 8, 1916:1236; Metropolitan magazine. v. 43, no. 5, 1916:72-73; Moving picture world, v. 27.7, p. 1116; Moving picture world, v. 27.8, p. 1380.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  National Park Service acquired from RMA. RMA purchased from Bray. Ref print (FEA 7636), dupe neg (FPB 8076) and masterpos: flash titles, blank frames, portions out of frame.
  • -  viewing print, dupe neg, masterpos, non-viewing pos; Received: May 1968 from USDA lab; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.

Medium

  • viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (101 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (106 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (206 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg. 1 film reel of 1 (107 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg. 1 film reel of 1 (106 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (206 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • masterpos. 1 film reel of 1 (106 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • non-viewing pos. 1 film reel of 1 (101 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAB 0691 (viewing print)
  • FEA 7636 (viewing print)
  • FEA 7637 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 5726 (dupe neg)
  • FPB 8076 (dupe neg)
  • FPB 8077 (dupe neg, copy 2)
  • FPB 8078 (masterpos)
  • FRA 5727 (non-viewing pos)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp76000006

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:

Roosevelt, Theodore, Carl Hovey, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Bray Studios, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Shall We Prepare?. United States: Paramount Pictures, 1916. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000006/.

APA citation style:

Roosevelt, T., Hovey, C., Paramount Pictures Corporation, Bray Studios & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1916) Shall We Prepare?. United States: Paramount Pictures. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000006/.

MLA citation style:

Roosevelt, Theodore, et al. Shall We Prepare?. United States: Paramount Pictures, 1916. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000006/>.