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17th Annual Boy Scout Pilgrimage to tomb of Theodore Roosevelt

A group of Boy Scouts of America make their annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Theodore Roosevelt. Some are seen marching in a procession, carrying U.S. flags. Daniel Carter Beard, Scout Commissioner, is helped up the steps by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and others. Beard lays a wreath. Footage of President Roosevelt speaking is superimposed over his headstone. A number of other brief segments follow, including young men and women posing for a photograph, a man and a woman talking, and a large number of people–mostly children–exiting a house.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1923-10-23

Hoover puts fate in hands of nation

At a campaign event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt introduces President Herbert Hoover, who then addresses the crowd.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932-10-31

1932 Political Conventions

Newsreel footage of both 1932 Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention. Herbert Hoover is seen being nominated for president. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt speaks to the crowds from the podium. At the Democratic Convention, delegates march with banners supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932-06-01

SS Manhattan arrives in New York

The luxury ocean liner SS Manhattan arrives in New York Harbor. Alice Roosevelt Longworth stands on deck alongside the captain, George Fried. The ship had been christened by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932-07-01

Candidates Key Up The Public For Big Election Campaign

A compilation of newsreel clips regarding the 1932 U.S. presidential election. President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover receive Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at a White House garden party, where a crowd is gathered. Herbert Hoover is seen speaking on a radio program. Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt sits and speaks with Speaker of the House John Nance Garner.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932-08-01

Headlines of the end of the Spanish-American War

Newsreel showing newspaper headlines from the end of the Spanish-American War, film footage of a military parade, and a photo progression of Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform. The compilation is sponsored by Chesterfield Cigarettes.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932

Col. Roosevelt named Governor-General of the Philippines

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks with Dwight F. Davis, whom he is succeeding as Governor-General of the Philippines.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932-01-12

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks in New York City

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks in New York City before he departs for the Philippines to take over as Governor-General. He says that he must observe problems firsthand before offering significant commentary.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932-02-10

Theodore Roosevelt with religious leaders

Flanked by various religious leaders, President Roosevelt addresses coal miners in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932

Theodore Roosevelt’s second inauguration

Newsreel documenting the second inauguration of President Roosevelt. A series of photographs and voiced narration listing Roosevelt’s different careers. Footage includes the parade, with Roosevelt in a carriage, shots of the crowd, and Roosevelt delivering his address.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1932

Edith Roosevelt speaks at Maternity Center Association luncheon

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt gives brief remarks following a luncheon at the Maternity Center Association in New York City. She encourages attendees to take to heart what they have learned that day, and to read the Bible for further inspiration.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1931-05-06

Daniel Carter Beard leads tribute ceremony at Theodore Roosevelt’s grave

Daniel Carter Beard, founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone and Boy Scout leader, leads the annual Boy Scout memorial ceremony at the gravesite of Theodore Roosevelt. He is surrounded by Boy Scouts, some dressed as Native Americans. A bugler blows while standing in front of the headstone.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1931-10-24

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt christens the ocean liner Manhattan

In Camden, New Jersey, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt christens the SS Manhattan, the largest ocean liner constructed in the United States at that time. She smashes a bottle against the ship and speaks to a crowd alongside the ship’s captain, entrusting the ship to him.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1931-12-05

Citizens’ Military Training Camp

Young men undergo training at the Citizens’ Military Training Camp in Plattsburgh, New York. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., overseeing the training, salutes the camera in a close-up shot.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1926

Boy Scout ceremony at grave of Theodore Roosevelt

Boy Scouts and others march in a procession honoring the memory of Theodore Roosevelt. Boy Scout Founder Daniel Carter Beard and others lay wreaths at the gravesite, and a Boy Scout blows a bugle as others listen with their hats held over their hearts. A close-up shot shows the inscription on the headstone.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1929

U.S. Navy submarine fleet visits Puerto Rico

A fleet of U.S. Navy submarines is seen entering the harbor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, amid jagged rocks and cliffs. The submarines are safely moored, and then the sailors go ashore. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., then Governor of Puerto Rico, greets and shakes hands with the fleet commander.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1930-04-19

Herbert Hoover holds “open house”

President Herbert Hoover holds an “open house” event at the White House on New Year’s Day. A crowded line of people slowly moves toward the White House. Secretary of State Henry Stimson, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, are all captured individually on camera.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1931-01-01

Funeral of Theodore Roosevelt

The funeral procession for and internment of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1919-01-09

Edith Roosevelt receives honorary Girl Scout insignia

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and others walk from the front porch of Sagamore Hill to the lawn, and a Girl Scout affixes a pin to a smiling Roosevelt’s dress.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1924

Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt return from India

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Kermit Roosevelt, and their respective wives, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and Belle Roosevelt, pose for the cameras in New York City after the two men had returned from their hunting expedition in India.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1926