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Film, Video TR's arrival in Panama, November 1906. [No. 2] Theodore Roosevelt's arrival in Panama, November 1906

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About this Item

Title

  • TR's arrival in Panama, November 1906. [No. 2]

Other Title

  • Theodore Roosevelt's arrival in Panama, November 1906

Summary

  • TR became the first President in office to visit a foreign country while on an inspection tour of the Panama Canal. On November 15, 1906, in Panama City there are views of the processional, including a marching band and escorts on horseback, as spectators gather; long shot of TR, accompanied by Manuel Amador Guerrero, first President of Panama, and two unidentified men standing on a platform on the steps of the Cathedral; President Amador Guerrero delivers welcoming address as dignitaries look on; TR then speaks.

Names

  • Miles, Herbert J., former owner
  • Roosevelt Memorial Association, former owner
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [United States : s.n., 1906]

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel--Panama
  • -  Amador Guerrero, Manuel,--1833-1909
  • -  Presidents--United States
  • -  Processions--Panama--Panama (City)

Genre

  • Filmed speeches
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Duration: 1:55 at 12 fps.
  • -  May have originally been part of a newsreel.
  • -  Roosevelt Memorial Association inventory number RMA 301-05-03.
  • -  Sources used: Washington post, November 16, 1906, p. 1; New York tribune, November 16, 1906, p. 1; United States. President, 1901-1909 (Roosevelt). Special message of the President of the United States concerning the Panama Canal. 1906 (January 8, 1906), viewed April 11, 2017, The Miller Center WWW site; The Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 151.
  • -  Appearing: President Theodore Roosevelt, President Amador Guerrero.
  • -  Photographed on November 15, 1906 in Panama City, Panama.
  • -  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; H. [Herbert?] Miles.
  • -  The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.
  • -  35 mm. dupe neg renumbered: FPB 7075 to FZA 0270.
  • -  On original record: includes blank frames.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (87 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (87 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FEA 6701 (viewing print)
  • FZA 0270 (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

  • mp76000087

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Miles, Herbert J., Former Owner, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR's arrival in Panama, November . No. 2. [United States: s.n, 1906] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000087/.

APA citation style:

Miles, H. J., Roosevelt Memorial Association, F. O. & Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. (1906) TR's arrival in Panama, November . No. 2. [United States: s.n] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000087/.

MLA citation style:

Miles, Herbert J., Former Owner, Former Owner Roosevelt Memorial Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection. TR's arrival in Panama, November . No. 2. [United States: s.n, 1906] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp76000087/>.