Jamestown Exposition, 1907
Subject(s): Exhibitions, Grant, Frederick Dent, 1850-1912, Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition, Parades, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Virginia--Norfolk
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Scenes of President Roosevelt at the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia. Roosevelt is seen participating in Jamestown’s tercentennial celebration on April 26 1907, its opening day, and later on Georgia Day, June 10. From an awning-covered platform, Roosevelt appears speaking to large crowd on Lee Parade Ground. Frederick Dent Grant, son of the former President, is visible beside him on the stand. At the Lee Parade Ground he reviews West Point cadets and other military units. Naval and military officials of thirty-seven participating nations pass before the camera. Roosevelt appears with family members disembarking from a launch at Discovery Landing, the official docking area of the Exposition.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1907
Creator(s)
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Record Type
Video
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Jamestown Exposition, 1907. [1907]. Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292825. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944. Jamestown Exposition, 1907. [1907]. 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/o292825.
APA:
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944., [1907]. Jamestown Exposition, 1907.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292825.
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.
