Film, Video Clerks tying bags, U.S.P.O. Title from Biograph photo catalogue no. 5: Clerks tying up bags, U.S. Post Office Dept
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Title
- Clerks tying bags, U.S.P.O.
Other Title
- Title from Biograph photo catalogue no. 5: Clerks tying up bags, U.S. Post Office Dept
Summary
- "Two employees of the Post Office Department are removing stacks of letters from the aperatures in the "case" or cabinet and tying them into bundles. They then throw the tied envelopes into the appropriate sacks"--Early motion pictures.
Names
- Weed, A. E., camera
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1903.
Headings
- - United States.--Post Office Department
- - Letter mail handling--Washington (D.C.)
- - Postal service--Washington (D.C.)
Genre
- Actualities (Motion pictures)
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
Notes
- - H34975 U.S Copyright Office
- - Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company; 22Aug03; H34975.
- - Duration: approximately 50 seconds.
- - This appears to be a slightly longer version of the American Mutoscope & Biograph film, Clerks tying up for bags, U.S.P.O. (Biograph production no. 2464; lccn 00564545).
- - Biograph production no. 2460.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 0863) 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. 58; Biograph production logs; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 195; Biograph photo catalog, v. 5, viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, October 10, 2018, production no. 2460.
- - Cameraman, A.E. Weed.
- - Filmed August 10, 1903 in Washington, D.C.
- - 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.
- - 35 mm viewing print renumbered: FEC 1812 to FYA 3348.
Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (26 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (26 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 3877 (viewing print)
- FYA 3348 (viewing print)
- FRA 1088 (dupe neg pic)
- FPF 0415 (dupe neg pic)
- FRB 1336 (master pos pic)
- Box 0151B (paper pos)
- Box 5079J (paper pos, copy 2)
Source Collection
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
- Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 00564544
Online Format
- image
- video