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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920

The Dewey arch / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, [1899]

SUMMARY
From the Biograph picture catalogue: 60 feet. A view of the arch from Fifth Avenue, the day after the great Dewey parade, showing the crowd of sightseers, traffic, etc.

NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 18June1903; H32835.

Probable release date from AFI cat.: film beginnings, 1893-1910, 1995.

Camera, F.S. Armitage.

Duration: 0:52 at 16 fps.

Materials listed originate from the paper print chosen best copy of two for digitization; for other holdings on this title, contact M/B/RS reference staff.

Biograph catalog no. 1248; code name (for telegraphic orders) Fututionis.

Filmed ca. October 1, 1899, in New York City, New York.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902, p. 135 [MI].

SUBJECTS
Arches--New York (State)--New York.
Triumphal arches--New York (State)--New York.
Dewey, George,--1837-1917--Monuments--New York (State)--New York.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Monuments--New York (State)--New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Streets--New York (State)--New York.
Pedestrians--New York (State)--New York.
City traffic--New York (State)--New York.
City and town life--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 reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg.
1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.

CALL NUMBER
FEC 3001 (ref print)
FPE 9361 (dupe neg)
LC 1274a (paper pos)

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

DIGITAL ID
sawmp 1274 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/sawmp.1274

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