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Copyright: no reg.
Performers: Last Horse, Parts His Hair, Hair Coat.
Camera, William Heise.
Duration: 0:15 at 20 fps.
According to Edison film historian C. Musser, this film and others shot on the same day (see also Sioux ghost dance) featured Native American Indian dancers from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and constitutes the American Indian's first appearance before a motion picture camera.
MAVIS 183862.
Filmed September 24, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 126.
Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.
SUBJECTS
Buffalo dance.
Indian dance--North America.
Dancers--United States.
Wild west shows--United States.
Dance
RELATED NAMES
Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production.
Heise, William, camera.
Last Horse, performer.
Parts His Hair, performer.
Hair Coat, performer.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 17 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
CALL NUMBER
FEC 8098 (viewing print)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
edmp 4025 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4025
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