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Film, Video TR speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill [1917] Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1917

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Title

  • TR speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill [1917]

Other Title

  • Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1917

Summary

  • TR addresses a group of men and women at the opening of the second New York State suffrage campaign on Sept. 8, 1917 at Sagamore Hill. Film includes a side view of TR and a frontal view shot from the rear of the crowd. A woman and a man appear on the porch behind TR; immediately in front of the porch, a man who may be a reporter, takes notes.

Names

  • Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner
  • International Newsreel Corporation, former owner
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [United States : s.n., 1917].

Headings

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

Genre

  • Filmed speeches
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  On Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA) inventory list, date in title is 1916.
  • -  Duration: 0:28 at 16 fps.
  • -  May have originally been part of a newsreel.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory number RMA 315-03-12.
  • -  Sources used: Harper, Ida H., ed. History of woman suffrage, v. 6, 1969; The Brooklyn daily eagle, September 9, 1917, p. 1, 4; The New York times, September 9, 1917, pt. 5, p. 1; The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 148.
  • -  Appearing: Theodore Roosevelt.
  • -  Photographed September 8, 1917 in Oyster Bay, New York.
  • -  Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owner: Roosevelt Memorial Association; International Newsreel.
  • -  The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (12 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (12 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAB 0760 (viewing print)
  • FRA 5815 (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

  • mp76000066

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, Former Owner, Former Owner International Newsreel Corporation, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill. [United States: s.n, 1917] Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mp76000066/.

APA citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, F. O., International Newsreel Corporation, F. O. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1917) TR speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill. [United States: s.n] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mp76000066/.

MLA citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, Former Owner, Former Owner International Newsreel Corporation, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR speaking to a group of suffragettes from the porch at Sagamore Hill. [United States: s.n, 1917] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mp76000066/>.