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Film, Video Kanakas diving for money, no. 2

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • Kanakas diving for money, no. 2

Summary

  • Several native boys swimming in what appears to be a harbor area can be seen in the foreground. In the background several seagoing ships are loading and unloading cargo. During the course of the film, a man in an outrigger canoe paddles by the camera.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), camera
  • Blechynden, Frederick, camera
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1898.

Headings

  • -  Diving--Honolulu--Hawaii
  • -  Hawaiian children
  • -  Outrigger canoes--Honolulu--Hawaii

Genre

  • Actualities (Motion pictures)
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  38215 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 22Jun98; 38215.
  • -  Duration: 0:31 at 28 fps.
  • -  Cameramen credit from Early motion pictures.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1209) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, Kemp R., Early motion pictures, p. 173; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900, p. 434.
  • -  Camera, James H. White, W. Bleckyrden.
  • -  Filmed in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 10, 1898.
  • -  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 dupe neg pic renumbered: FPF 0644 to FZA 3083.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (27 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (90 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (27 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (90 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4223 (viewing print)
  • FEC 1873 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1382 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 3083 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1483 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0022E (paper pos)
  • Box 5038F (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

  • 00564535

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

White, James H. , Camera, Frederick Blechynden, Inc Thomas A. Edison, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Kanakas Diving for Money, No. 2. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1898. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00564535/.

APA citation style:

White, J. H., Blechynden, F., Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1898) Kanakas Diving for Money, No. 2. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00564535/.

MLA citation style:

White, James H. , Camera, et al. Kanakas Diving for Money, No. 2. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1898. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00564535/>.