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Film, Video A visit to Theodore Roosevelt at his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1912 Original U.S. release title: Visit to the illustrious colonel / French language translation title: Visite à l'illustre colonel / Theodore Roosevelt

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About this Item

Title

  • A visit to Theodore Roosevelt at his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I., 1912

Other Title

  • Original U.S. release title: Visit to the illustrious colonel
  • French language translation title: Visite à l'illustre colonel
  • Theodore Roosevelt

Summary

  • First film footage taken of Theodore Roosevelt at his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island, summer of 1912. Views of the house and surrounding grounds. Roosevelt reviews his mail, assisted by his son Archie. William P. Helm, Associated Press correspondent for New York City and Washington from 1910 to 1918, who was detailed to Woodrow Wilson and Roosevelt during the 1912 campaign, speaks informally with Roosevelt under trees. Roosevelt rides his horse Sidar away from Sagamore and stops to feed horse from his hand; Roosevelt and his dogs set out across field with Sagamore visible in background. Roosevelt, in white shirt and vest, chops down a tree. Band and crowd of men on Sagamore grounds. Roosevelt addressing large group of men from Sagamore porch. American flag flying. Last sequences of band, crowd, and flag were probably not included in original Pathé production.

Names

  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
  • Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), Sr., 1894-1979
  • Helm, William P. (William Pickett), 1883-
  • Pathé Frères (U.S.)
  • Roosevelt Memorial Association
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Roosevelt Memorial Association, [1920]

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--Oyster Bay
  • -  Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)

Genre

  • Actualities (Motion pictures)
  • Nonfiction films
  • Short films

Notes

  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association annual report notes film originally released by Pathé Frères under title, A visit to the illustrious colonel. Moving Picture World review appears under title, Theodore Roosevelt. French title undetermined.
  • -  French language translation title, Une visite à l'illustre colonel, is supplied for the France in America project.
  • -  One of the intertitles in this version provides production information: "But the Colonel consented and permission was given Pathe Freres, who took the pictures which were shown all over the world."
  • -  Originally released in U.S. in 1912.
  • -  MAVIS 180631.
  • -  Digital files viewed.
  • -  Sources used: Roosevelt Memorial Association annual report,1925, p.18; Moving picture world, v. 13, p. 1304.
  • -  Nitrate deterioration on one interior title printed through on digital file, 16 mm. viewing copy, and dupe neg pic. Some interior titles lacking and nitrate deterioration printed through on several interior titles of 35 mm. dupe neg pic.
  • -  Appearing: Theodore Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt, William P. Helm.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  viewing print, 16 mm. and 35 mm. dupe neg pics; Received: 5/1968 from USDA lab and 2/1976 from LC film lab; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.
  • -  master; Received: 1/24/2007 from VidiPax; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.

Medium

  • viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., 218 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master. 1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (ca. 6 min., ca. 218 ft.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in.
  • dupe neg pic. 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., 218 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic. 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 6 min., 479 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAB 0745 (viewing print)
  • VRA 1872 (master)
  • FRA 5798 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPB 7127 (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

  • mp76000126

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Roosevelt, Theodore, Archibald B Roosevelt, William P Helm, U.S Pathé Frères, Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. A visit to Theodore Roosevelt at his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I. [United States: Roosevelt Memorial Association, 1920] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000126/.

APA citation style:

Roosevelt, T., Roosevelt, A. B., Helm, W. P., Pathé Frères, U. S., Roosevelt Memorial Association & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1920) A visit to Theodore Roosevelt at his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I. [United States: Roosevelt Memorial Association] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000126/.

MLA citation style:

Roosevelt, Theodore, et al. A visit to Theodore Roosevelt at his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I. [United States: Roosevelt Memorial Association, 1920] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000126/>.