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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920


Asia in America, St. Louis exposition / Thomas A. Edison, Inc.


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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1904.

SUMMARY
The film begins with a wide shot of an area crowded with people, some riding elephants, others marching in procession in front of a structure with the sign "Asia" on it. The people are wearing various costumes.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 28May04; H46575.

Cameraman, A. E. Weed.

Cameraman credit from Niver's, Early motion pictures, p. 15.

Duration: 0:52 at 20 fps.

Filmed May 20, 1904 in St. Louis, Mo.

Source used: Niver, Kemp R., Early motion pictures, 1985.

Received: ca. 1991 from LC lab; ref print and dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

SUBJECTS
Processions.
Actuality--Shorts.

RELATED NAMES
Weed, A. E., camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (31 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (31 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg.

CALL NUMBER
FLA 3673 (ref print)
FRA 0115 (dupe neg)

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID
awal 0659 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/awal.0659

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