Arrival of Prince Henry and President Roosevelt at Shooter’s Island
(1902) United States of America
B&W : [?] 95 or 100? feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Theodore Roosevelt [himself], Prince Heinrich of Prussia [himself], Wallace Downey [himself], Alice Roosevelt Longworth [herself]
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / © 1 March 1902 by Thomas A. Edison [H14607]. Released 15 March 1902. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 25 February 1902 at the Townsend and Downey Ship Building Company, Shooter’s Island, New York.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Here we show Prince Henry and President Roosevelt walking together up the gangway on Shooters Island, N. Y., on their way to the stand on which Miss Alice Roosevelt christens the German Emperor’s yacht Meteor. Following Prince Henry and the President are Mr. Wallace Downey, owner of the ship building firm of Townsend & Downey, the sailors and marines from the Hohenzollern, officers from the United States Army and Navy, and the President’s invited guests. A most brilliant and interesting picture.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive (LC 1462), 16mm duplicate reduction negative (FRA 0096), 16mm reference reduction positive (FLA 4476)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Presidents: USA: Theodore Roosevelt - Royalty: Princes: Prussia: Prince Henry - USA: New York: Shooter’s Island
Listing updated: 17 May 2012.
References: Niver-Early p. 13 : Website-AFI; Website-LoC.
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