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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920

Falls of Minnehaha / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White.

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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

SUMMARY
From Edison films catalog: The "Laughing Waters" of Longfellow's "Hiawatha." A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall. 50 feet. $7.50.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43416.

Camera, William Heise?

Duration: 0:31 at 24 fps.

Filmed ca. June 1897, at Haines' Falls in the Catskill Mountains, New York.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 308; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 94 [MI]; Maguire & Baucus. Fall catalogue, 1897, p. 9 [MI].

SUBJECTS
Waterfalls--New York (State)
Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Mountains--New York (State)
Actuality

RELATED NAMES
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.
1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.

CALL NUMBER
FEC 2769 (ref print)
LC 10 (paper pos)

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

DIGITAL ID
edmp 0010 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.0010

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