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Cartoon--Theodore Roosevelt's arrival in Africa
CREATED/PUBLISHED
[United States : s.n., 1909?]
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.
NOTES
Copyright: no reg.
Duration: 0:20 at 24 fps.
Viewing print (16 mm.) and non-viewing pos lack interior title.
Roosevelt Memorial Association numbers: RMA 321-04-02; RMA 321-04-03.
MAVIS 1203931; Cartoon--TR's arrival in Africa.
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.
National Park Service acquire from Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA). RMA purchase from Geiss.
Sources used: Shaw, A. A cartoon history of Roosevelt's career, 1910:194; Lorant, S. The life and times of Theodore Roosevelt, 1959:515.
Received: May 1968 from USDA ; viewing print, dupe neg, masterpos, non-viewing pos; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.
SUBJECTS
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel--Africa.
Presidents--America.
Caricatures and cartoons--Social aspects.
Editorial cartoons.
Africa.
Animated films.
Short films.
RELATED NAMES
Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
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.
1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print, copy 2.
1 film reel of 1 (11 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg.
1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg.
1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. masterpos.
1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. non-viewing pos.
CALL NUMBER
FAB 0884 (viewing print)
FEA 6732 (viewing print)
FEA 9652 (viewing print, copy 2)
FRA 8205 (dupe neg)
FPB 7189 (dupe neg)
FPC 0474 (masterpos)
FRA 0871 (non-viewing pos)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
trmp 4085 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/trmp.4085
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