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" the Innocent Years " U.S. History (1900)

1900 · Silent film · 51 min

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One of the Project XX documentaries, "The Innocent Years" examines the relatively calm and peaceful years in the USA between 1900-1914, featuring Teddy Roosevelt, Vaudeville, the development of movies, and the deployment of U.S. troops in Mexico. In the mid- to late- 1800's about 599,000 immigrants from Europe came to the USA, the land of opportunity (1:33), the Statue of Liberty (1:11). Streets of New York (2:24). Two women in white dresses; modest forms and bell shaped hoop skirts (2:51). A beer distributor drives a wooden cart loaded with Doelger's Beer (2:57). Kids jump into the fountain as they often did on extremely hot days (3:32). A bell rings out and the fire department (horse and buggy here) streams out (3:46). Pedestrians watch along the sidewalk, smoking (3:56). The fire department arrives at a pool hall (4:26). William McKinley's body (4:55) is carried by pall bearers after he was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. Theodore Roosevelt (5:27) took up the Presidency. His home is pictured off Sagamore Hill road in Oyster Bay, New York (5:34). Inside of the home (6:01). Roosevelt hacks at a tree (7:08) and propels a canoe across the lake (7:23). He is pictured with his son Archie (7:59). Factory towns springing up as industry expanded (8:22). Factory workers (8:41). Industry faced child labor issues and little pay for women (8:56) workers. The internal combustion engine (10:01) was developed in 1872. Footage follows of early automobiles considered…

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Running time
51 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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