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The story of the Panama Canal.
[No. 1] /
Roosevelt Film Library presents.
Variant title from Roosevelt Memorial Association:
Panama Canal
Title in Theodore Roosevelt Association catalog:
The story of the Panama Canal [1]
United States.
United States :
Roosevelt Film Library,
[1927?]
viewing print
2 film reels of 2 (1,886 ft.) :
si., b&w ;
35 mm.
dupe neg pic
2 film reels of 2 (1,886 ft.) :
si., b&w ;
35 mm.
Credit for Caroline Gentry does not appear on film; credit taken from The story of the Panama Canal. [No. 2].
Duration: approximately 28 minutes at 18 fps.
On film: "Titled largely from his [Roosevelt's] Messages to Congress, Executive orders and other writings".
Summary from The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 100.
Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory numbers RMA 308-06, RMA 308-07.
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LC also holds a slightly different version of this film entitled, The story of the Panama Canal. [No. 2].
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Sources used: Roosevelt Memorial Association. Annual report. 1927, p. 17-18; Avery, Ralph E. America's triumph at Panama. 1913; Roosevelt Memorial Association. The Panama Canal (script).
Editor, Caroline Gentry.
Appearing: President McKinley, President Roosevelt, President Coolidge, President Manuel Amador Guerrero, Lyman J. Gage, Philander C. Knox, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, William R. Day, Elihu Root, Charles E. Smith, James Wilson, Dr. William C. Gorgas, Colonel George W. Goethals.
The story of the Panama Canal construction, which TR considered one of his most valuable contributions to foreign affairs. Most prominent views are of the need for building the canal, the early attempts, the actual construction, and finally the canal in operation. [Part 1]: Sequences of stills, mostly maps, showing the need for a shorter way from ocean to ocean; views of the early attempts by Ferdinand de Lesseps; USS Oregon which had to sail around South America from the Pacific to fight in the Spanish-American War; scenes of President William McKinley and TR in 1901; brief shot of TR, Lyman J. Gage, Philander C. Knox, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, William R. Day, Elihu Root, Charles E. Smith, and James Wilson at McKinley's funeral in Canton, Ohio, 1901; medium close shot of Dr. William C. Gorgas, who had charge of sanitation during the building of the Panama Canal; workers clearing the canal of yellow fever; TR's visit to Panama in 1906 and his meeting with President Manuel Amador Guerrero; view of Colonel George W. Goethals, chief engineer and first governor; [Part 2, 14:09 min.]: sequences of machinery, huge cranes, gigantic steam shovels, and men working on the actual construction of the canal; various shots of Gamboa Dike, Miraflores [and Gatun] Locks, and Gaillard (Culebra) Cut; launch of two barges in lock, boats, and battleships using the canal; final sequence is of President Calvin Coolidge speaking.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owner: Roosevelt Memorial Association.
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The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.
Roosevelt, Theodore,
1858-1919.
McKinley, William,
1843-1901.
Goethals, George W.
(George Washington),
1858-1928.
Gorgas, William Crawford,
1854-1920.
Amador Guerrero, Manuel,
1833-1909.
Coolidge, Calvin,
1872-1933.
Gage, Lyman J.
(Lyman Judson),
1836-1927.
Knox, Philander C.
(Philander Chase),
1853-1921.
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen,
1798-1870.
Day, William R.
(William Rufus),
1849-1923.
Root, Elihu,
1845-1937.
Smith, Charles Emory,
1842-1908.
Wilson, James,
1835-1920.
Canals
Design and construction
Panama.
Yellow fever
Panama
Canal Zone
Prevention.
Malaria
Panama
Canal Zone
Prevention.
Construction workers
Panama
Canal Zone.
Gatun Locks (Panama)
Miraflores Locks (Panama)
Gaillard Cut (Panama)
Presidents
United States.
Panama Canal (Panama)
Documentary films.
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Silent films.
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Short films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Gentry, Caroline,
1870-1939,
film editor.
Roosevelt Memorial Association.
Film Library,
production company,
film distributor.
Roosevelt Memorial Association,
former owner.
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Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
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The story of the Panama Canal [1]
(DLC) 1816169
MAVIS
Library of Congress
Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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Digital viewing copy
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01816169
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.01816169
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