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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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About this Item

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

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Midway of Charleston Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1902. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00563600/.

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Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1902) Midway of Charleston Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00563600/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Midway of Charleston Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1902. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00563600/>.