Theodore Roosevelt in Africa [1909]

Published: 04 January 2010
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Summary
Scenes of African peoples and of TR's safari party, all probably filmed in British East Africa (Kenya) in 1909. View of TR planting a tree in front of trading company building, possibly located in Mombasa, long shot of busy amusement area in Kenyan seaport of Mombasa, including shot of ferris wheel filled with Swahilis; shots, taken from observation platform on train engine, of plains along the Uganda Railway, with herdsmen who are probably Masai and railroad workers visible along tracks; train pulls into small community; women who are probably Masai, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu, gather water at spring, accompanied by children.

Rainmaker dances in ritual ceremony, surrounded by Swahilis; members of unknown tribe draw water from a well, with large thatched structure in background; views of Masai men, women, and children in kraal, with clear shots of mud houses; TR and his party appear in group of Kikuyu and/or Masai tribesmen; women who are probably Masai, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu, form ceremonial circle on open plain; TR and members of his party examine a gun in the presence of African tribesmen; unidentified tribesmen pose individually for camera at close range, with campsite visible in background; at campsite porters work busily, either setting up or breaking camp, with TR briefly visible; view of Kikuyu and/or Masai dance, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu dance, in honor of TR's visit; Roosevelt party crosses stream, with porters carrying gear and safari members across water toward camera.

Other Titles
Theodore Roosevelt in Africa [1909, 2]
Roosevelt in Africa

Created/Published
United States : [s.n.], 1909.

Notes
Roosevelt Memorial Association lists date in title as 1910.

Film appears to be fragment of production, Roosevelt in Africa, released April 18, 1910.

Photographer, Cherry Kearton.

Appearing: President Theodore Roosevelt.

Subjects
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel--Africa--Kenya.
Big game hunting--Africa.
Tree planting--Kenya.
Maasai (African people)
Maasai (African people)--Social life and customs.
Kikuyu (African people)
Kikuyu (African people)--Social life and customs.
Dance--Africa.
Africans.
Kenya--Social life and customs.
Mombasa (Kenya)
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Documentary films.
Newsreels.
Travelogues (Motion pictures)

Related Names
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, photographer.
Community Motion Picture Service, inc.

Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital ID
trmp 4102s1 4102s2 4102s3 4102s4 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/trmp.4102

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