| ROOSEVELT LIBRARY INAUGURATED American President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates his library in Hyde Park, New York. USA. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 200742 | |
| Clip Number: | 200742-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/58 | |
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| Location: | New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Dedications LIBRARIES: Presidential LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State PERSONALITIES: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (FDR) | |
| Description: | Roosevelt library dedicated. Hyde Park, New York. Exterior L/S of the Roosevelt library. Various interior shots of the library, apart from books, the library houses paintings, statues and records of the Roosevelt family in private apartments. M/S's of an effigy of Roosevelt in the style of the sphinx and life-size figures of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. A crowd gathers outside library and President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a speech where he hands over his library to the nation and talks about the fight for democracy. The crowd applauds | |
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