Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt on board ship, 1916 and scenes of Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to South America, 1913
Subject(s): Brazil--Rio de Janeiro, Brazil--Roosevelt River, Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946, Fiala, Anthony, 1869-1950, Harper, Frank, 1882-1971, International travel, Miller, Leo E. (Leo Edward), 1887-1952, Morgan, Edwin V. (Edwin Vernon), 1865-1934, Müller, Lauro, 1863-1926, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Scientific expeditions, Travels, West Indies, Zahm, J. A. (John Augustine), 1851-1921
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Film consists of three sequences: 1) Theodore Roosevelt poses on the deck of the ship Guiana in New York Harbor prior to sailing to the West Indies on February 11, 1916. 2) Roosevelt and members of his party stand on the deck of the Vandyck some time after picking up Kermit Roosevelt at Bahia, Brazil, on October 17, 1913. This is filmed during Roosevelt’s journey to South America to combine a lecture tour with a scientific expedition to the Amazon Valley of Brazil in October 1913. Left to right are: Anthony Fiala, former Arctic explorer; George Kruck Cherrie, ornithologist; Father J. A. Zahm, scientist; Theodore Roosevelt; Kermit Roosevelt; Frank Harper, Roosevelt’s secretary; and at the edge of the picture, Leo E. Miller, mammalogist. 3) A side view of Roosevelt with American and Brazilian officials on the steps of the Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro. To Roosevelt’s right is Edwin V. Morgan, American Ambassador to Brazil; man who may be Anthony Fiala and Father Zahm stand behind Roosevelt; on Roosevelt’s left is Dr. Lauro Müller, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Müller was the person who encouraged Roosevelt’s exploration of the River of Doubt.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1916-02-11; 1913-10
Creator(s)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Record Type
Video
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt on board ship, 1916 and scenes of Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to South America, 1913. [n.d.]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292805. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt on board ship, 1916 and scenes of Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to South America, 1913. [n.d.]. Video. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292805.
APA:
Unknown.: , [n.d.]. Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt on board ship, 1916 and scenes of Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to South America, 1913. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292805.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound.
