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Film, VideoThe boys think they have one on Foxy Grandpa, but he fools them
Title in Biograph photo catalog, v. 5 [MI]: Foxy Grandpa plays banjo as well as he dances | Shooting title in Biograph Co. prod. records [MI]: Boys think they have one on Grandpa Opens on a stage with a stone fence and a painted backdrop of a forest or garden. In front of the fence is a bench, on which sits Joseph Hart as the...- Contributor: Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Hart, Joseph - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bunny - Bonine, R. (Robert K.)
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoLevi & Cohen, the Irish comedians
Levi and Cohen, the Irish comedians Opens on a vaudeville or variety stage with a flat painted curtain of a stone fence and garden. On the right side of the stage sits a sign that reads "Zuzu Daffy,...- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoA day with Thomas A. Edison Documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of the factory's production line. The majority of the film chronicles Edison's trip to the incandescent light...
- Contributor: Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - Bray Studios - General Electric Company
- Date: 1922-01-01
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Film, VideoWhen we were in our teens May shows her newest painting to Tom and Howard, rivals for her affection. Tom tactlessly offers an honest opinion, saying the picture is "punk". No fool Howard, however, pretends to admire May's...
- Contributor: Woods, Frank E. - Graybill, Joe - Powell, Frank E. - Biograph Company - Pickford, Mary - Quirk, Billy - Marvin, Arthur W. - Sennett, Mack - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Pickford (Mary) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1910
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Film, VideoTR, Mayor Mitchel, Governor Charles Whitman of New York, and Myron Herrick, 1917
Theodore Roosevelt, Mayor Mitchel, Governor Charles Whitman of New York, and Myron Herrick, 1917 Close-up view of New York Governor Charles S. Whitman (1915-1918), Myron T. Herrick, formerly governor of Ohio and United States ambassador to France, and New York City Mayor John P. Mitchel (1914-1917)...- Contributor: Mitchel, John Purroy - Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy) - Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Whitman, Charles S.
- Date: 1917
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Film, VideoPresident McKinley and escort going to the Capitol "The film begins by showing military personnel on horseback. The camera was positioned on a side street and photographed representatives of several different companies of American cavalry. Just as the film ends,...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S. - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoThe necklace The Kendricks are a young couple, excited to have been invited to an important social event. Mrs. Kendrick buys a new gown and borrows a jeweled necklace from a friend. At the...
- Contributor: Miles, David - Johnson, Arthur V. - Griffith, D. W. (David Wark) - Biograph Company - Quirk, Billy - Sennett, Mack - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - King, Rose - Bitzer, G. W. - Kirkwood, James ... Miles, David - Johnson, Arthur V. - Griffith, D. W. (David Wark) - Biograph Company - Quirk, Billy - Sennett, Mack - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - King, Rose - Bitzer, G. W. - Kirkwood, James - Harris, Caroline - Pickford, Lottie - Pickford, Mary - Moore, Owen - Inslee, Charles (Charles E.) - Lawrence, Florence - O'Sullivan, Tony - Longfellow, Stephanie - Powell, Frank E. - Avery, Charles - Prior, Herbert - Marvin, Arthur W. - Maupassant, Guy De - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1909
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Film, VideoPanorama exterior Westinghouse works
Variant title: Westinghouse works | Variant title from MAVIS: Westinghouse works--Paper Print Collection. Compilation reel 1 | Title in Biograph photo catalog, v. 6: Railroad from Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works | Shooting title in Biograph Co. prod. records: Railroad panorama, Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works | Panorama of exterior | Westinghouse works | Westinghouse works--Paper Print Collection. Compilation reel 1 | Railroad from Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works | Railroad panorama, Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works 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...- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoOpening the Williamsburg Bridge
Opening of the Williamsburg Bridge | Opening of the New Williamsburg Bridge The film was shot on the roadway of the newly constructed Williamsburg Bridge. The first people to come into view are press photographers carrying large wooden "box" cameras [Frame: 0690]. Next, a...- Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904-01-01
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Film, VideoPresident Wilson arrives in New York to lead fourth Liberty Loan parade [1918] Views of fourth Liberty Loan ceremonies in New York City and Washington, Sept. 1918. Inaugurating a national drive for the sale of liberty bonds, President Wilson, his wife Edith, and mother-in-law, Mrs....
- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Pathé Exchange - International Film Service - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1918
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Film, VideoThe rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Erroneous title from M/B/RS card catalog: Rejuvination of Aunt Mary Jack Denham, raised in the country by his wealthy aunt Mary, goes away to college in the city, where he gets into one scrape after another. He becomes engaged to a girl...- Contributor: Morris, Reggie - Sloan, William H. - Henderson, Dell - Bambrick, Gertrude - Klaw & Erlanger - Cronjager, H. (Henry) - Morris, Dave - Mulhall, Jack - McEvoy, Tom - Lee, Florence ... Morris, Reggie - Sloan, William H. - Henderson, Dell - Bambrick, Gertrude - Klaw & Erlanger - Cronjager, H. (Henry) - Morris, Dave - Mulhall, Jack - McEvoy, Tom - Lee, Florence - Biograph Company - Toncray, Kate - Protective Amusement Company - Dillon, Edward - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - General Film Company - Lavarnie, Laura - Warner, Anne
- Date: 1914
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Film, VideoScenes and incidents, Russo-Japanese peace conference, Portsmouth, N.H. Scenes from the 1905 peace conference between the Russian and Japanese Governments, mediated by the U.S. Government at the invitation of President Theodore Roosevelt. Scenes of the dignitaries and celebrities who are...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S. - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1905
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Film, VideoSampson-Schley controversy. [Part 3]
Copyright title: Sampson and Schley controversy--tea party | Sampson-Schley controversy--tea party | Sampson and Schley controversy | Sampson and Schley controversy--tea party "This subject is in three scenes, showing beautiful dissolving effects. Scene 1 shows Admiral Schley upon the bridge of the Brooklyn commanding the American Fleet in Santiago Harbor. The Spanish fleet is...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S.
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoColumbia" winning the Cup
Variant title from Internet movie database: Columbia crossing the line in the third race and winning "The decisive moment in the great International Yacht Races is shown in this picture. Against a background of well defined clouds, the light boat is seen marking the finishing line in this...- Contributor: Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoHerding horses across a river "A large number of horses are swimming in a deep river. The cowboys urge them on and do some fancy riding while their ponies swim across. One of the men loses his...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Abadie, Alfred C. (Alfred Camille)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoReclaiming American history from paper rolls by the Renovare process
Variant title: Reclaiming American history from paper prints by the Renovare process Describes the project to convert over two million feet of original positive photographic paper rolls in the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress to 16 mm. safety film. Follows the...- Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Ohio State University Collection (Library of Congress) - Niver, Kemp R. - Primrose Productions
- Date: 1953
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Film, VideoCarriers at work, U.S.P.O.
Title in Biograph production log: Carrier dumping, cancelling, sorting and tying, throwing mail into bags for destination | Variant title in Biograph production log: Carrier dumping, cancelling & sorting, U. S. P. O. Dept | Variant title from AFI catalog online: Carriers at work, U. S. P. O. "The subject is the handling and sorting of the U.S. mail. The sorting bags and the alphabetizing pigeonhole equipment are visible in a scene photographed from an altitude of approximately twenty-five feet....- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoTR in New Mexico, 1916
Theodore Roosevelt in New Mexico, 1916 On Oct. 23, 1916, Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for Republican presidential nominee Charles Evans Hughes and assails the Wilson administration in Albuquerque, N.M. A young woman rides on horseback carrying a bouquet of...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Pathé Exchange - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1916
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Film, VideoTR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916
Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916 On May 27, 1916, groups of men, the 7th Regiment Band, and several children march on the road from the Oyster Bay railroad station to Sagamore Hill to demonstrate their support of...- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - International Newsreel Corporation - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1916
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Film, VideoExecution of Czolgosz, with panorama of Auburn Prison The film begins by showing railroad cars in the foreground with the overshadowing walls of a state prison in the background. The second camera position, from a higher elevation, pans slowly showing...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S.
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoJapanese acrobats An Oriental man and boy walk on a stage with a painted backdrop of a garden or park, give a slight bow to the camera as if it were an audience member,...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S.
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoAn animated luncheon "The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled eggs and Welsh rarebit. The...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoBetsy Ross dance
Title in Biograph photo catalog, v. 5: Betsey Ross dance | Title in Biograph production log: Betsy Ross dance (Little Anita) Opens on a bare stage with a painted backdrop of an interior theater wall and pillar. From screen right, a woman in a short, ruffled dress and sash, tights, and ballet slippers,...- Contributor: Bitzer, G. W. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Little Anita - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoBird's-eye view of dock front, Galveston
Title in Edison films catalog: Birds-eye panorama of the dock front, Galveston | Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Galveston dock yard wreck "Showing dismantled cars, wrecked warehouses, schooners and tugs that had been stranded on the docks; also the tents that had been rigged up for the poor people who had been left entirely...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward) - Vitagraph Company of America
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoLogging in Maine "The subject is the movement of cut timber from the forest to the mill. The few scenes that make up the film are loggers performing the various operations necessary to prevent logs...
- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoTorpedo boat "Morris" running
Title in Edison films catalog: U.S. torpedo boat "Morris" running at full speed | Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Torpedo boat "Morris" running under full speed "This scene was taken at Newport, R. I., and shows this wonderful torpedo boat running at the rate of thirty miles an hour. When the boat came in front of the camera...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoPanoramic view of the Place de l'Concord [sic]
Title in Edison films catalog: Panoramic view of the Place de la Concorde "Taken from an automobile. This picture was taken during the fashionable driving hour, making a complete circle of the Place de la Concorde, passing hundreds of carriages and busses. The beginning of...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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ArticleSan Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906 Shows the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, and the devastation resulting from the subsequent three-day fire. The earthquake struck at 5:12 a.m. San Francisco, with thousands of...
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoPresident Roosevelt reviewing the troops at Charleston Exposition
Alternate title: President Roosevelt reviewing troops, Charleston Exposition President Roosevelt is standing on a platform in front of the Auditorium, photographed from across the street. At his left is Mrs. Roosevelt, holding carnations. They review the Army, Navy, and Marine...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoKing Edward's funeral, 1910 [2] Ceremonial funeral procession of King Edward VII (1901-1910) passing through the streets of London on May 20, 1910. Views of the moving casket, heads of state walking behind the casket, the royal...
- Contributor: Roosevelt, Theodore - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1910
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Film, VideoColonel Roosevelt is invited to fly in Arch Hoxsey's plane at St. Louis, Mo., 1910 While participating in the Missouri State Republican Party's campaign on October 11, 1910, TR is invited to fly in a biplane with Arch Hoxsey as pilot. Accompanied by Herbert S. Hadley, Governor...
- Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1910
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Film, VideoWhy Mrs. Jones got a divorce "The scene opens by showing a pretty cook mixing bread in the kitchen. Jones comes in unexpectedly from a trip and carries a dress suit case. He inquires for his wife and...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoTerrible Teddy, the grizzly king "A burlesque on Theodore Roosevelt hunting mountain lions in Colorado and taken from the New York Journal and Advertiser. The scene opens in a very picturesque wood. Teddy with his large teeth...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S.
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoMay and December An older man is engaged to a young woman, and an older woman is engaged to a young man. The couples meet several times by chance. Eventually, the young man and woman...
- Contributor: Powell, Frank E. - Biograph Company - Bruce, Kate - Pickford, Mary - Quirk, Billy - Marvin, Arthur W. - Mailes, Charles H. (Charles Hill) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Miller, W. Christy
- Date: 1910
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Film, VideoTaking President McKinley's body from train at Canton, Ohio
Title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Body leaving the train at Canton, Ohio | Title from Edison films catalog, no. 225: Body leaving the train, Canton, Ohio "Here, as in the other pictures, we secured a most advantageous location, and we present a life-size view of the casket containing the body of President McKinley as it is slowly and...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoWelding the big ring
Title in Biograph photo catalog, v. 6 and Biograph Co. prod. records: Welding big ring | Variant title: Westinghouse works | Welding big ring | Westinghouse works A group of men weld one area of a large ring in a fire. They lift the ring, which is hanging horizontally on chains, out of the fire. Four men hammer the...- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, Video[Mabel and Bill Dumphy's [sic] visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney, some visit!--Lon Chaney--home movies]
Variant title: Lon Chaney--home movies | Corrected title: Mabel and Bill Dunphy's visit with Hazel & Lon Chaney, some visit!--Lon Chaney--home movies Lon and Hazel Chaney with Mabel and Bill Dunphy play with a dog [perhaps Sandy] and perform some vaudeville routines. Later men and women, including Lon and Hazel and Lon's son, Creighton...- Date: 1928
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Film, VideoNaval apprentices at sail drill on historic ship "Constellation" "This picture opens with the young cadets climbing the rigging and going through the sail drill on board the famous historic ship "Constellation." Loosing sail to buntline, making sail, shortening sail and...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoThe kiss
Variant title in Musser's Edison motion pictures: New kiss From Edison films catalog: Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoThe Brooklyn Handicap-1904
Variant title from Biograph production logs: Running of the Brooklyn Handicap, 1904 "This is in every respect one of the most interesting horse race pictures ever made. Our photographers had the advantage of a clear day, and the race was one of the greatest...- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904