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Identifier
2005002r_MP-066-03_fake_Roosevelt_in_Africa_photo
Creation Date
1909
Subject—Topics
Roosevelt, Theodore; Motion pictures; Silent films; Selig, William; Hunting
Date Range
1909
Description
Newsprint photograph: “Roosevelt in Africa” - “Shot in a Chicago Studio.” 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 photograph, halftone; 5” x 6.5”
Source
Motion Picture Principals & Production Collection
Number
MP-066-03