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Identifier
2005002r_MP-066-01_article_fake_Roosevelt_in_Africa_film_1909
Creation Date
1909
Subject—Topics
Roosevelt, Theodore; Motion pictures; Silent films; Selig, William; Hunting
Date Range
1909
Description
Article from Bulletin of Photography, 1909: “Hunting African Lions in the city of Chicago: How a Fake Roosevelt picture was made.” Information about William Selig’s film recreation of Theodore Roosevelt hunting a lion in Africa. In 1896 Selig had founded the Selig Polyscope Company in Chicago, one of the first motion picture studios in America. He began making actuality shorts, travelogues and industrial films for Chicago businesses.
Format
BW print article; 10.5” x 7.75” trimmed
Source
Motion Picture Principals & Production Collection
Number
MP-066-01