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Film, Video [Scenes from Mexico and the 1900 Paris Exposition] Collection of Lumière films from the Cinémathèque française / Scènes du Mexique et de l'Exposition universelle de 1900 á Paris

About this Item

Title

  • [Scenes from Mexico and the 1900 Paris Exposition]

Other Title

  • Collection of Lumière films from the Cinémathèque française
  • Scènes du Mexique et de l'Exposition universelle de 1900 á Paris

Names

  • Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915.
  • Veyre, Gabriel, 1871-1936, camera.
  • Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932.
  • Société anonyme des plaques et papiers photographiques.
  • Cinémathèque française Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Exposition universelle (1900 : Paris, France)

Created / Published

  • France : La Société Lumière, 1896-1900.

Contents

  • [1] Danse espagnole de la Feria Sevillanos, Lumière no. 1123, [1900] -- [2] Le président en promenade / opérateur, Gabriel Veyre ; appearing Porfirio Díaz ; Lumière no. 348, [1896] -- [3] Ruraux au galop / opérateur, Gabriel Veyre ; Lumière no. 347, [1896] -- [4] Baignade de chevaux ; Lumière no. 357, [1896] / opérateur, Gabriel Veyre -- [5] Combat de coqs / opérateur, Gabriel Veyre ; Lumière no. 26, [1896] -- [6] Lassage d'un cheval sauvage / opérateur, Gabriel Veyre ; Lumière no. 350, [1896] -- [7] Danse mexicaine / opérateur, Gabriel Veyre ; Lumière no. 353, [1896] -- [8] Repas d'Indiens / opérateur, Gabriel Veyre ; Lumière no. 351, [1896] -- [9] Expérience du ballon dirigeable de M. Santos-Dumont: II. Le ballon et son moteur / appearing, Alberto Santos-Dumont ; Lumière no. 1122, [1900].

Headings

  • -  Folk dancing, Spanish
  • -  Díaz, Porfirio,--1830-1915
  • -  Cavalry--Mexico
  • -  Horses--Mexico
  • -  Cowboys--Mexico
  • -  Cockfighting--Mexico
  • -  Folk dancing, Mexican
  • -  Indians of Mexico--Food
  • -  Airships--France
  • -  Mexico--Description and travel
  • -  Exposition universelle--(1900 :--Paris, France)

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  French language translation title is supplied for the France in America project.
  • -  On one reel/videocassette with 50 other Lumière shorts that were originally cataloged under individual titles in M/B/RS film and television preliminary card catalog.
  • -  Danse espagnole...was filmed in Paris, France in 1900; Expérience du ballon dirigeable... was filmed in Saint-Cloud, France in 1900. All other films were filmed in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico in 1896.
  • -  Expérience du ballon dirigeable de M. Santos-Dumont (parts I & II) was released in the U.S. in 1902 by Edison Mfg. Co. under the title: Santos Dumont's airship.
  • -  The films Danse espagnole de la Feria Sevillanos (also known as Feria Sevillano), and Expérience du ballon dirigeable de M. Santos-Dumont: II. Le ballon et son moteu, were photographed in and shown during the 1900 Paris Exposition.
  • -  Some of the films listed in the contents note may also be cataloged under their individual titles in LC online catalog.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Digital files viewed.
  • -  Sources used: La production cinématographique des frères Lumière, p. 185-187, 362-366; Sadoul, G. Louis Lumière; M/B/RS Subjects files (Lumière, Louis file); M/B/RS Acquisition files (Cinémathèque française file); Edison films for Edison projections kinetoscopes 1904, p. 60; Edison Manufacturing Co. Kinetograph Dept. film catalogue, no. 5615; L'œuvre cinématographique des frères Lumière WWW site, viewed July 13, 2015.

Medium

  • viewing copy 1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (ca. 8 min.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 250 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VXF 0171 (viewing copy)
  • FCA 5142 (viewing print)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006640668

Online Format

  • video

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Rights & Access

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, France in America.

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Chicago citation style:

Díaz, Porfirio, Gabriel Veyre, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Société Anonyme Des Plaques Et Papiers Photographiques, Cinémathèque Française Collection, and Exposition Universelle. Scenes from Mexico and theParis Exposition. France: La Société Lumière, to 1900, 1896. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006640668/.

APA citation style:

Díaz, P., Veyre, G., Santos-Dumont, A., Société Anonyme Des Plaques Et Papiers Photographiques, Cinémathèque Française Collection & Exposition Universelle. (1896) Scenes from Mexico and theParis Exposition. France: La Société Lumière, to 1900. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006640668/.

MLA citation style:

Díaz, Porfirio, et al. Scenes from Mexico and theParis Exposition. France: La Société Lumière, to 1900, 1896. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006640668/>.