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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920

Lower falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White.

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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., c1899.

SUMMARY
Probably part of the "Alaska and Yellowstone National Park Series" in the "Northern Pacific Railway Series" (Edison films catalog): The following pictures were taken by our artists at various points on the Northern Pacific Railway. We are greatly indebted to their officials who afforded us every opportunity in their power to obtain these splendid views. Many of the scenes are incident to the excitement prevailing at the time of the Klondike gold rush. They show the resources of this company for handling large numbers of people, baggage, freight and excursion parties, and give to prospective tourists and merchants an idea of the facilities with which this road handles traffic of all kinds (p. 9).

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 4Jan1899; 2469.

Duration: 0:26 at 30 fps.

MAVIS 47137; Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park.

Filmed ca. July 19-25, 1897, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 320; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 9 [MI].

Received: source and date unknown; viewing print; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

Received: date unknown; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.

SUBJECTS
Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park.
Canyons--Yellowstone National Park.
Tourism--Yellowstone National Park.
Nonfiction films.
Silent films.
Short films.
Travelogues (Motion pictures)

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

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

CALL NUMBER
FEC 2829 (viewing print)
LC 36 (paper pos)

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

DIGITAL ID
edmp 0036 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.0036

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