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Taft in Chicago, and at the Ball Game
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: President William Howard Taft [himself]

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. / Released 20 September 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Documentary.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Presidents: USA: William Howard Taft (1857-1930) - Sports: Baseball - USA: Illinois: Chicago

Listing updated: 27 October 2013.

References: Website-AFI; Website-Essanay.