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Film, Video Annual parade, New York Fire Department

Digital viewing copy

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Title

  • Annual parade, New York Fire Department

Summary

  • "Taken in front of the reviewing stand at Madison Square, New York City. Shows the arrival of Mayor McClellan, and other New York officials. The parade is headed by Chief Croker and battalion chiefs. The firemen march in double columns reaching across the street from curb to curb and are followed by engines, hook and ladder trucks, water-towers, etc. The life-saving crews carry scaling ladders, nets and other paraphernalia. An excellent picture of it"--Edison films catalog, no. 288.

Names

  • Porter, Edwin S., camera
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1904.

Headings

  • -  McClellan, George B.--(George Brinton),--1865-1940
  • -  Croker, Edward Franklin
  • -  New York (N.Y.).--Fire Department
  • -  Fire fighters--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Fire engines--New York (State)--New York

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H46128 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 17May04; H46128.
  • -  Duration: 4:43 at 16 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1945) 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. 9; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 23; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July, 1906, p. 91.
  • -  Cameraman, Edwin S. Porter.
  • -  Filmed May 14, 1904 in New York City.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  paper pos (copy 2) Received: 1904-05-17; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (115 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (270 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (115 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 290 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 110 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 290 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 290 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4959 (viewing print)
  • FEC 1607 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0075 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7011 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0409 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0988A (paper pos)
  • Box 5698 (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

  • 00563584

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Porter, Edwin S., Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Annual parade, New York Fire Department. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1904. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00563584/.

APA citation style:

Porter, E. S., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1904) Annual parade, New York Fire Department. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00563584/.

MLA citation style:

Porter, Edwin S., Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Annual parade, New York Fire Department. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1904. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00563584/>.