Roosevelt's Rough Riders

SUMMARY From the Biograph picture catalogue: 27 feet. A charge full of cowboy enthusiasm by Troop "I," the famous regiment, at Tampa, before its departure for the front. NOTES Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 18June1903; H32832. Original main title lacking. Probable release date from AFI cat.: film beginnings, 1893-1910, 1995. Materials listed originate from the paper print chosen best copy of two for digitization; for other holdings on this title, contact M/B/RS reference staff. Biograph catalog no. 642; code name (for telegraphic orders) Vesontis. MAVIS 48458; Roosevelt Rough Riders. Filmed ca. April 1898 in Tampa, Florida. Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902, p. 167 [MI]; Biograph photo catalog, v. 2 [MI]. SUBJECTS United States.--Army.--Volunteer Cavalry, 1st. Military training camps--Florida--Tampa. Horses. Cavalry drill and tactics. Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Military leadership. Tampa (Fla.)--History, Military--19th century. Spanish-American War, 1898--Cavalry operations. Actuality--Short. War (Nonfiction)--Short. RELATED NAMES American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) CALL NUMBER FEC 2888 (ref print) FPE 9287 (dupe neg) LC 318b (paper pos) DIGITAL ID sawmp 0318 hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/sawmp.0318 \

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