Scenes of flag services for Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
On October 27, 1919, the Roosevelt memorial flag, which has been carried across New York State in Theodore Roosevelt’s honor, is brought to rest at his grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York. There are shots from different angles of memorial flag as it is borne by young men up the steep pathway to the grave site. Five girls sew the 48th and final star on the flag at what is probably Cove School in Oyster Bay with a group of children and Boy Scouts visible in the background. There is a view of children and adults on the cemetery grounds. The final scene is of Samuel Abbott, originator of the memorial flag idea, placing the flag on Roosevelt’s grave site.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1919-10-27