06329cgm a22009377a 4500 11510634 20250606173621.4 mr bf fnnartnnau------ mr bf fnnbdtnnau------ cr ||||||||||| 770926s1928 xxu014 mlzxx 7 cbc orignew u ncip 19 y-movingim LCAP batch update 2025-06-01-04:00: LCAPM-1033 mp 76000354 11510634 (DLC)mp 76000354 DLC amim DLC DLC n-us-az FEA 8949 (viewing print) FEA 8950 (viewing print, copy 2) FPB 9906 (dupe neg) FPB 9907 (dupe neg, copy 2) The Roosevelt Dam [1] / [Roosevelt Memorial Association Film Library]. United States naf United States : Roosevelt Memorial Association Film Library, [1928?]. viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (949 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (950 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (949 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (950 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent projected g rdamedia film reel mr rdacarrier Duration: 14 min. at 18 fps. Roosevelt Memorial Association numbers: RMA 310-01 ; RMA 325-04 (?). DLC AVCMS 1203963; The Roosevelt Dam [1]. DLC Sources used: Roosevelt Memorial Association. The Roosevelt Dam (script); Roosevelt Memorial Association. Annual report. 1928:16; Harbaugh, William H. The life and times of Theodore Roosevelt. 1963:304-319; Sloan, Richard E., ed. History of Arizona. v. 2, 1930:316-322; Arizona republican, Phoenix. 3/18/11:1-2; 3/19/11:sec. 1:1; 3/19/11:sec. 2:4-6; P&P portrait file; Portrait and biographical record of Arizona. 1901:[334] National Park Service acquired from Roosevelt Memorial Association. Viewing print (FEA 8949) and dupe neg (FPB 9906) have additional RMA material at beginning and end of film. DLC Editor, Caroline Gentry. Appearing: President Roosevelt, Frederick H. Newell, Gifford Pinchot, Edith Roosevelt, Louis C. Hill, Benjamin A. Fowler, Richard E. Sloan, John P. Orme. Film depicts TR's commitment to the reclamation of desert land and his belief that natural resources exist for the public benefit. Included are close-up views of Frederick H. Newell, first director of the U.S. Reclamation Service and Gifford Pinchot, first chief forester and leader of the conservation movement in the U.S.; both influenced TR's thinking and action on conservation. TR fought successfully for the passage of the Reclamation Act of 1902, which authorized the creation of the reclamation service. In 1906 work on the Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River in Arizona began and was completed in 1911. Film consists of views of desert area, including many varieties of cactus; construction of the dam; the completed dam, hydroelectric plant, reservoir, and irrigation system. Scenes of fields and orchards, sheep and cattle grazing, men clearing, plowing, and harvesting fields with various types of farm equipment, and scenes of crops of wheat, alfalfa, and melons, all represent the benefits brought to the Salt River Valley area by the availability of water. At the formal dedication of the dam on Mar. 18, 1911, TR presses an electric switch opening sluice gates; TR speaks and shakes hands with Indian workers. Behind him on the platform are, left to right: a woman who may be Edith Roosevelt; a bald man who is probably Louis C. Hill, supervising engineer of the project; an unidentified man; Benjamin A. Fowler, president of the National Irrigation Congress; another unidentified man; Richard E. Sloan, territorial Governor of Arizona; and a man who is probably John P. Orme, president of the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files. viewing print, dupe neg; Received: June 1976 from LC film lab; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. Reclamation of land Arizona. Dams Arizona Design and construction. Hydroelectric power plants Arizona. Reservoirs Arizona. Irrigation Arizona. Irrigation farming Arizona. Dedication services. Indians of North America Employment Arizona. Public lands United States. Governors Arizona. Speeches, addresses, etc., American. Salt River (Gila County and Maricopa County, Ariz.) Salt River Valley (Gila County and Maricopa County, Ariz.) Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.) Short films. lcgft Documentary films. lcgft Nonfiction films. lcgft Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Newell, Frederick Haynes, 1862-1932. Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. Hill, Louis C. (Louis Clarence), 1865-1938. Fowler, Benjamin A. Sloan, Richard E., 1857- Orme, John P., 1851-1934. United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Roosevelt Memorial Association. Roosevelt Memorial Association. Film Library. Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu Digital viewing copy ntscrm 01203963 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.01203963 TE01 mi/roosevelt ammem nsr c-MP&TV FEA 8949 (ref print) gm MUMS VM File c-MP&TV FEA 8950 (ref print) gm MUMS VM File c-MP&TV FPB 9906 (dupe neg) gm MUMS VM File c-MP&TV FPB 9907 (dupe neg) gm MUMS VM File