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Admiral Dewey leading land parade, no. 1
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1899.
SUMMARY
From Edison films catalog: On Riverside Drive; showing Naval Brigade of North Atlantic Fleet, followed by Schley, Sampson, Miles, and other celebrities. The Admiral is in carriage with Mayor Van Wyck. 200 feet. $30.00. Same subject, 100-foot length, $15.00.
NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 5Oct1899; 64681.
Original main title lacking.
Duration: 1:19 at 16 fps.
Materials listed originate from the print chosen best copy for digitization; for other holdings on this title, contact M/B/RS reference staff.
One of 20 films advertised in Edison films catalog no. 94, under the category "Dewey Doings." From the catalog: We equipped eight parties on the occasion of Admiral Dewey's arrival in New York Harbor, Wednesday, September 27th, 1899, and secured the following excellent moving pictures of the Admiral and his great ship, together with the stirring events of Dewey Day, September 29th, the day of the Naval Parade, and Dewey Day, September 30th, the day of the Land Parade. Ours was the only photographic apparatus on board the U.S. Cruiser Olympia on this memorable occasion. The Admiral posed especially for our camera.
Edison code names (for telegraphic orders): Uncapital (100 ft.), Uncaptious (200 ft.)
Filmed Sept. 30, 1899, during the Dewey land parade in New York City.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 7 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 32-33 [MI].
Received: ca. 1962?; ref prints; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
Received: 12/27/62; dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
Received: 10/5/1899; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
SUBJECTS
Dewey, George,--1837-1917.
Van Wyck, Robert Anderson,--1849-1918.
Miles, Nelson Appleton,--1839-1925.
Sampson, William Thomas,--1840-1902.
Schley, Winfield Scott,--1839-1911.
Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes--New York (State)--New York.
Parades--New York (State)--New York.
Sailors--United States.
United States.--Navy--Officers.
United States.--Army--Officers.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Veterans.
New York (N.Y.)--History, Military--19th century.
Horses.
Carriages and carts--New York (State)--New York.
Actuality--Short.
War (Nonfiction)--Short.
RELATED NAMES
Dewey, George, 1837-1917.
Van Wyck, Robert Anderson, 1849-1918.
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
Sampson, William Thomas, 1840-1902.
Schley, Winfield Scott, 1839-1911.
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (ca. 80 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (ca. 32 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (ca. 32 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg.
1 roll (ca. 80 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
CALL NUMBER
FLA 5965 (ref print)
FLA 4462 (ref print)
FRA 0013 (dupe neg)
LC 1448 (paper pos)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
sawmp 1448 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/sawmp.1448
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