Theodore Roosevelt Campaign Speech

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TR speaking at [Pueblo] Colorado, 1912

LOC Summary

As part of a Western tour, TR addresses crowd in his campaign for the Presidency under the Progressive Party banner in what appears to be Pueblo, Colorado, on September 19, 1912. Long shots of gathered crowd, with views of two cameramen on a platform with the sign: Mile High Photo Co., Denver. Views from varying distances of TR speaking with prepared text, from a decorated gazebo; three unidentified men seated inside gazebo; long shots of crowd, with some people on horseback, and a body of water visible in background.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)

LOC Created/Published

United States : [s.n.], 1912

LOC Standardized Date

1912

LOC Subject Headings

- Political parties--Colorado
- Presidents--United States--Election--1912
- Pueblo (Colo.)
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American
- Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912)

LOC Notes

- Copyright: no reg.
- RMA lists location in title as Denver, Colorado.
- Sources used: Rocky Mountain news, Denver, 9/20/12, p. 1-3.
- Arch pos slightly out of frame throughout.
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- ref print, dupe neg and archival pos; Received: 5/68 from UDSA lab; preservation; Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection.
- Received: 1967; transferred to LC from NPS, NPS acquired from RMA, RMA purchased from Braunstein; arch pos slightly out of frame throughout; transferred to safety from LC nitrate at USDA lab: 5/1968.

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1912

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