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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920

Steam whistle, Westinghouse works / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1904.

SUMMARY
A closeup of the steam whistle blowing at the "Westinghouse works" complex of factories in Pennsylvania, probably at the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.

NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 13May1904; H45952.

Original main title lacking.

Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer.

Duration: 0:38 at 16 fps.

For other holdings on this title, contact M/B/RS reference staff.

Biograph catalog no. 2898; code name (for telegraphic orders) Resuscito.

NCN045695; Steam whistle, Westinghouse Works.

Filmed May 3, 1904, in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; AFI cat.: film beginnings, 1893-1910, 1995; Biograph photo catalog, v. 6 [MI]; Biograph Co. prod. records [MI].

Received: 10/26/92 from LC film lab; ref print; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

Received: 6/22/92 from LC film lab; dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

Received: 5/13/04; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.

SUBJECTS
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.
Steam-whistles.
Silent films.
Actuality--Short.
Industrial--Short.

RELATED NAMES
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (38 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (38 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg.
1 roll (38 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.

CALL NUMBER
FEC 1519 (ref print)
FPE 6849 (dupe neg)
LC 2207 (paper pos)

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

DIGITAL ID
westhpp 2207 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/westhpp.2207

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