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OTHER TITLES
Rube couple at county fair
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1904.
SUMMARY
From Edison films catalog: Scene I--Driving into the Grounds. Scene II--Machinery department. Scene III--Getting weighed. Scene IV--On the Pike. Scene V--Looking at the big pumpkins. Scene VI--Cattle parade. Scene VII--Trotting race, with female jockeys. Scene VIII-- Hurdle jumping, female riders. Scene IX--High school horse. Scene X--Slide for life. 540 Ft. $81.00.
NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 24Oct1904; H52013.
Duration: 3:57 (part 1) and 4:39 (part 2) at 16 fps.
Filmed ca. October 1904 at the state fair in Danbury, Connecticut.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Before the nickelodeon, 1991, p. 289; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July 1906, p. 34 [MI].
SUBJECTS
Agricultural exhibitions--United States--Drama.
Fairs--United States--Drama.
Rural population--United States--Drama.
Farmers--United States--Drama.
Amusements--United States--Drama.
Cattle--Connecticut.
Horses--Connecticut.
Horsemen and horsewomen--Connecticut.
Agricultural machinery.
Comedy
Actuality
RELATED NAMES
Porter, Edwin S., production, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (ca. 540 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.
1 roll of 1 (ca. 540 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
CALL NUMBER
FEB 9456 (ref print)
LC 2726 (paper pos)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
edmp 2726s1 2726s2 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.2726
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