Film, Video Midway of Charleston Exposition Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Midway of the Charleston Exposition / Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 288: Midway, Charleston Exposition
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Title
- Midway of Charleston Exposition
Other Title
- Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Midway of the Charleston Exposition
- Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 288: Midway, Charleston Exposition
Summary
- "The film, photographed from a single-camera position, shows people walking on the midway at the Charleston Exposition. Very few objects are discernible because of the distance"--Early motion pictures.
Names
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1902.
Headings
- - South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition--(1901-1902 :--Charleston, S.C.)
- - Midways--South Carolina--Charleston
- - Exhibitions--South Carolina--Charleston
Genre
- Actualities (Motion pictures)
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
Notes
- - H16713 U.S Copyright Office
- - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 18Apr02; H16713.
- - Duration: 0:21 at 16 fps.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 0176) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
- - Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
- - Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 206; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 672; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 4; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July, 1906, p. 112.
- - Filmed April, 1902 in Charleston, SC.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- - Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (12 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (12 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 3190 (viewing print)
- FRA 0516 (dupe neg pic)
- Box 0825D (paper pos)
- Box 5571F (paper pos, copy 2)
Repository
- Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 00563600
Online Format
- image
- video