President Roosevelt crossing the field /
Congdon, James, camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
moving image
Actualities (Motion pictures) lcgft
Silent films. lcgft
Short films. lcgft
Nonfiction films. lcgft
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company,
1902.
eng
President Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary of War Root, Secretary of the Navy Long, and a number of others, crosses the football field during the half-time of the game.
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 10Apr1902; H16354.
According to the card in LC's Paper Print Collection title file, the title on the paper roll, President Roosevelt at Army-Navy game, is probably a working title.
Duration: 0:20 at 16 fps.
Biograph production no. 2074.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0452) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, A.12408; Biograph production logs, v. 1: 1899-1903; Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908, p. 68.
Camera, James Congdon.
Appearing: Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, John D. Long.
Filmed November 30, 1901, in Philadelphia, PA.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.
Long, John Davis, 1838-1915.
Army-Navy Football Game.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
President Roosevelt crossing the field
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