Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam, 1911
Subject(s): Arizona--Salt River Valley, Arizona--Salt River Valley (Gila County and Maricopa County), Arizona--Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Dams--Design and construction, Dedication services, Fowler, Benjamin A., Hill, Louis C. (Louis Clarence), 1865-1938, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sloan, Richard E., 1857-, Speeches, addresses, etc., United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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On March 18, 1911, Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam. Providing irrigation for the Salt River Valley area of the territory of Arizona, the dam is largely the result of Roosevelt’s reclamation efforts while President. On driveway along the top of the dam, Roosevelt, officials, and crowd look intently over the side of the dam. Roosevelt has probably just pushed the electric switch opening the sluice gates on the dam’s northern slope. Long shot of Roosevelt addressing crowd, with the following officials identified behind him on the platform: Richard E. Sloan, territorial Governor of Arizona; Louis C. Hill, engineer in charge of dam construction; and Benjamin A. Fowler, president of the National Irrigation Congress.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1911-03-18
Creator(s)
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Record Type
Video
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam, 1911. [March 18, 1911]. Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o284558. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam, 1911. [18 Mar. 1911]. Video.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o284558.
APA:
Unknown., [1911, March 18]. Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of Roosevelt Dam, 1911.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o284558.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound.
APA:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound.
