Film, Video Cartoon--TR's arrival in Africa Cartoon--Theodore Roosevelt's arrival in Africa / TR's arrival in Africa
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Title
- Cartoon--TR's arrival in Africa
Other Title
- Cartoon--Theodore Roosevelt's arrival in Africa
- TR's arrival in Africa
Summary
- Animated caricature of the animals' attitude towards TR's arrival in Africa. Views of a huge tree filled with frightened animals, as a monkey on the ground peers over a cliff; he begins jumping up and down, pointing and climbing the tree as TR appears over the rim of the cliff with gun in his hand.
Names
- Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner
- Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [United States : s.n., 1909?]
Headings
- - Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel--Africa
- - Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Caricatures and cartoons
- - Big game hunting--Africa--Humor
Genre
- Political cartoons
- Animated films
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
Notes
- - Duration: 0:20 at 24 fps.
- - Viewing print (16 mm.) and non-viewing print lack interior title.
- - Summary from The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 12.
- - Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory numbers: RMA 321-04-02; RMA 321-04-03.
- - Appears to be based on Homer Davenport's cartoon The frightened animals; hist! see who's coming, originally published in The Evening mail, New York, March 23, 1909.
- - Sources used: Shaw, A. A cartoon history of Roosevelt's career, 1910, p. 194; Lorant, S. The life and times of Theodore Roosevelt, 1959, p. 515; The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 12-13.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- - Collection transferred to LC from National Park Service in 1967. Previous owners: Roosevelt Memorial Association, A. Geiss.
- - 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 (11 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (11 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- non-viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FAB 0884 (viewing print)
- FEA 6732 (viewing print)
- FEA 9652 (viewing print, copy 2)
- FRA 8205 (dupe neg pic)
- FPB 7189 (dupe neg pic)
- FPC 0474 (master pos pic)
- FRA 5871 (non-viewing print)
Repository
- Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- mp76000108
Online Format
- image
- video