Sarah Bernhardt addressing a crowd in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Subject(s): Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923, Fourth of July orations, International cooperation, New York (State)--New York--Prospect Park, Relations with France, Speeches, addresses, etc., World War (1914-1918)
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Film of French actress, Sarah Bernhardt, speaking at Prospect Park, New York, July 4, 1917, on behalf of French-American cooperation in the war effort. Addressing more than 50,000 people gathered around a decorated music platform, Bernhardt stands and speaks from an open touring car parked in front of the platform. Medium close shot of Bernhardt speaking and gesturing, with man who may be her personal physician, Dr. Felix Marot, and woman who is probably her secretary and translator, Miss Elizabeth Ormsby, seated in car.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1917
Creator(s)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Record Type
Video
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
Sarah Bernhardt addressing a crowd in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. [1917]. Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292841. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Sarah Bernhardt addressing a crowd in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. [1917]. Video.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292841.
APA:
Unknown., [1917]. Sarah Bernhardt addressing a crowd in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292841.
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. February 5, 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.
