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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920

Skating on lake, Central Park / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1902.

SUMMARY
The view is of a frozen lake in Central Park crowded with ice skaters. The film is of such poor quality that it is difficult to tell if the apparent "snow" is real or just scratches on the film.

NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 25Aug1902; H21313.

Duration: 0:54 at 15 fps.

Camera, Frederick S. Armitage.

Photographed February 5, 1900. Location: Central Park, New York, N.Y.

Received: 8/25/02; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.

Received: 1989/90 from UCLA; arch negs; preservation Paper Print Collection.

Received: 1991 from LC lab; ref prints, masterpos, and dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

SUBJECTS
Skating--New York (State)--New York.
Winter--New York (State)--New York.
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Skaters--New York (State)--New York.
Actuality--Short.

RELATED NAMES
Armitage, F. S., camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 roll (70 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.

CALL NUMBER
LC 838 (paper pos)
FEB 9806 (ref print)
FEB 9776 (ref print, copy 2)
FEB 9326 (ref print, copy 3)
FEB 9750 (ref print, copy 4)
FEB 9751 (ref print, copy 5)
FPE 5543 (dupe neg)
FPE 5491 (masterpos)
FPE 5447 (arch neg)
FPE 5584 (arch neg, copy 2)

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

DIGITAL ID
lcmp002 m2a37849 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2a37849

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