President McKinley Inauguration Footage

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President McKinley Inauguration Footage
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Directed byThomas Edison
Produced byEdison Manufacturing Company
StarringWilliam McKinley
Release date
March 16, 1901
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

President McKinley Inauguration Footage is the name given to two different short documentary films which were combined as one. The two titles are President McKinley Taking the Oath and President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol. The two show President William McKinley arriving at the United States Capitol in order to take the oath of office for President of the United States as part of his second inauguration on March 4, 1901.

Both were produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, under the direction of Thomas Edison[citation needed], and in 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the two "culturally significant" and selected them for preservation in the National Film Registry.[1][2]

Production[]

Edison's crew shot the films on location on March 4, 1901 and released their footage less than two weeks later. The notes stated they had a camera and were "within twenty feet of the President's carriage when it passed," giving the general public an unprecedentedly intimate view of a United States President. The crew captured their images on several campers placed on rudimentary tripods that made it difficult to pan or tilt while filming.[3]

Release[]

Press accounts described the film receiving "great applause" and causing "pandemonium" during its screenings.[3]

See also[]

  • Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, another early film (released January 1901) showing a national leader being sworn in.

References[]

  1. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Eagan, Daniel. (2010). America's film legacy : the authoritative guide to the landmark movies in the National Film Registry. National Film Preservation Board. New York: Continuum. p. 8. ISBN 9781441116475. OCLC 676697377.

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