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Film, Video TR's sons' regiments during war, 1917-1918. [No. 1] Theodore Roosevelt's sons' regiments during war, 1917-1918

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About this Item

Title

  • TR's sons' regiments during war, 1917-1918. [No. 1]

Other Title

  • Theodore Roosevelt's sons' regiments during war, 1917-1918

Summary

  • Soldiers walk in formation on a road accompanied by several mounted men. Because of the soldiers' heavy clothing, it must be winter. This group may be the 26th Infantry, Theodore and Archibald Roosevelt's regiment. Following sequence is of biplanes flying in formation; third sequence is shot at a hangar where men appear to be preparing a plane for flight. The second and third sequences may be of Quentin Roosevelt's squadron, the 95th. The last sequence probably represents Kermit Roosevelt's regiment, the 7th Field Artillery. In this sequence a group of men load and fire a cannon.

Names

  • Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps, former owner
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [United States : s.n., 1918?]

Headings

  • -  United States.--Army--Infantry
  • -  United States.--Army.--Air Service
  • -  United States.--Army.--Field Artillery
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Europe
  • -  Soldiers--United States
  • -  Airplanes, Military--United States
  • -  Artillery--United States

Genre

  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Dates in title unverified.
  • -  Duration: 2:13 at 16 fps.
  • -  May have originally been part of a newsreel.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory number RMA 312-01-08.
  • -  Sources used: Roosevelt, Theodore, Average Americans, 1919, p. 23; Buckley, Harold, Squadron 95, 1933, p. 166; Fullerton, Charles B., The Twenty-sixth Infantry in France, 1919, p. 100, viewed online via Google Books, April 11, 2017; The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 161.
  • -  Probably filmed in 1917 and 1918. Filming location undetermined; film, or portions of it, may have been shot in France.
  • -  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; Signal Corps.
  • -  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 (53 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (53 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FAB 1127 (viewing print)
  • FRA 6066 (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

  • mp76000222

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, Former Owner, Former Owner United States Army. Signal Corps, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR's sons' regiments during war, -1918. No. 1. [United States: s.n., ?, 1918] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000222/.

APA citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, F. O., United States Army. Signal Corps, F. O. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1918) TR's sons' regiments during war, -1918. No. 1. [United States: s.n., ?] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000222/.

MLA citation style:

Roosevelt Memorial Association, Former Owner, Former Owner United States Army. Signal Corps, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR's sons' regiments during war, -1918. No. 1. [United States: s.n., ?, 1918] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000222/>.