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Title in Biograph photo catalog, v. 6 [MI]: Railroad from Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works
Shooting title in Biograph Co. prod. records: Railroad panorama, Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1904.
SUMMARY
The view from a moving train shows some of the Westinghouse interests and the surrounding areas. It appears that the film is in two parts and has been incorrectly spliced together with the last part put first. The film is supposed to show one rail route, but maps indicate that the first part of the film logically should be placed last. The first part of the film shows the Turtle Creek train station followed by buildings, homes, train yards, and industrial buildings, possibly the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. It passes by another station which appears to be Pitcairn. The second part of the film shows the Westinghouse Machine Co. buildings followed by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. buildings.
NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 2May1904; H45157.
Original main title lacking.
Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer.
Duration: 2:24 (part 1) and 3:12 (part 2) at 16 fps.
For other holdings on this title, contact M/B/RS reference staff.
Biograph catalog no. 2897; code name (for telegraphic orders) Resurveyed.
AFI cat. incorrectly lists "Panorama exterior Westinghouse works" as no. 2890, "Static electric sign," which is clearly not the same film, and gives "Railroad panorama, Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works" as a separate film.
NCN045694; Panorama exterior Westinghouse Works.
Filmed May 4, 1904.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; AFI cat.: film beginnings, 1893-1910, 1995.
Received: 10/20/92 from LC film lab; ref print; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
Received: 6/23/92 from LC film lab; dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
Received: 5/2/04; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
SUBJECTS
Railroads, Industrial--Pennsylvania.
Industrial tours--Pennsylvania.
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.
Westinghouse Air Brake Company.
Westinghouse Machine Company.
Industrial districts--Pennsylvania.
Railroad yards--Pennsylvania.
Factories--Pennsylvania.
Industrial buildings--Pennsylvania.
Electric industry workers--Pennsylvania.
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 (336 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (336 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg.
1 roll (336 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
CALL NUMBER
FEB 5465 (ref print)
FPE 6846 (dupe neg)
LC 2237 (paper pos)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
westhpp 2237s1 2237s2 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/westhpp.2237
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