President Roosevelt at the Canton Station
Also known as President Roosevelt, Canton Station in the USA
(1901) United States of America
B&W : 90 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: President Theodore Roosevelt [himself]
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / © 26 September 1901 by Thomas A. Edison [H9085]. Released 5 October 1901. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was also compiled in Edison’s Complete Funeral Cortege at Canton, Ohio (1901).
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] In this picture we show President Roosevelt and Cabinet standing at the station with bare heads, while the casket of President McKinley is being placed in the hearse. As the hearse leaves the station the President and his Cabinet start for their carriages. Our panoramic device is here started and this picture finishes with a circular panorama of the Canton station and Public Square. The picture here presented of President Roosevelt is the best one ever recorded. He is very close to the camera and shown life size and can be instantly recognized.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Presidents: USA: Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley - USA: Ohio: Canton
Listing updated: 11 February 2011.
References: Website-AFI.
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