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Title

  • What happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City

Other Title

  • What happened on 23rd Street, New York City

Summary

  • "The scene as suggested by the title is made on 23d Street, New York City. In front of one of the large newspaper offices on that thoroughfare is a hot air shaft through which immense volumes of air is forced by means of a blower. Ladies crossing these shafts often have their clothes slightly disarranged, (it may be said much to their discomfiture). As our picture was being made a young man escorting a young lady, to whom he was talking very earnestly, comes into view and walks slowly along until they stand directly over the air shaft. The young lady's skirts are suddenly raised to, you might say an almost unreasonable height, greatly to her horror and much to the amusement of the newsboys, bootblacks and passersby. 50 ft."--Edison films catalog.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1901.

Headings

  • -  Twenty-third Street (New York, N.Y.)
  • -  Pedestrians--Humor
  • -  Winds--Humor
  • -  Skirts--Humor

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H7985 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Aug1901; H7985.
  • -  Duration: 1:17 at 15 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1933) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 360; AFI catalog online, viewed November 13, 2015; Edison films catalog, no. 135 (September,1902), p. 86.
  • -  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: FPE 5572 to FZA 2487.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4947 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9830 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1945 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 2487 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0671 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0147D (paper pos)
  • Box 5184G (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

  • 00694379

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. What happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694379/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1901) What happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694379/.

MLA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. What happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694379/>.