TR speaking at the Battery, 1910 /

Upon returning to the United States after an extended tour abroad, Theodore Roosevelt is welcomed with elaborate festivities in New York City on June 18, 1910. There are views of Roosevelt and Cornelius Vanderbilt, the chairman of the welcoming committee, walking toward the Battery Park platform, with photographers lining their approach. Mayor William J. Gaynor greets Roosevelt at the base of the Battery platform, with the spectators' stand visible in the background. There is a side view of Roosevelt and Gaynor on the platform.
Copyright: no reg.
Duration: 0:45 at 20 fps.
Source used: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division portrait file.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Received: 5/1968 from USDA lab and 5/1976 from LC film lab; ref print, masterpos, and arch pos; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.
Received: 1967; transferred to LC from NPS, NPS acquired from RMA, transferred to safety from LC nitrate at USDA lab: 5/1968 and LC lab: 5/1976.