Collection Items

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    Film, Video
    [Hendricks (Gordon) Collection. No. 38, New York City street scene, Union Square and Lincoln Building--unidentified works]
    [New York City street scene, Union Square and Lincoln Building--unidentified works] | [Hendricks Collection | Former erroneous title: Herald Square | Inventory title: Streetcar on city street     Shows the busy corner of Broadway and East Fourteenth Street, at Union Square Park. A streetcar with "Broadway" on the side passes from right to left, and then another passes from left to right, as two policemen direct horse-drawn vehicles, streetcars, and pedestrians on this busy corner. The Lincoln Building is visible in the background.
    • Date: 1889
  • Film, Video
    [Dickson greeting]
    Variant LC title: Early Edison camera tests     Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1891
  • Film, Video
    [Men boxing]
    Variant LC title: Early Edison camera tests     Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1891
  • Film, Video
    Newark athlete. [No. 2]
    Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Club swinger | Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Indian club swinger | Variant LC title: Newark athlete     Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film. Film reoriented by Gordon Hendricks.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1891
  • Film, Video
    [Newark athlete. No. 1]
    Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Club swinger, no. 1 | Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Indian club swinger | Variant LC title: Early Edison camera tests | Variant LC title: Newark athlete     Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1891
  • Film, Video
    Sandow
    Variant title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Sandow | Copyright title: Souvenir strip of the Edison Kinetoscope, Sandow, the modern Hercules | Sandow, the modern Hercules     Strong-man Eugen Sandow stands against a black background with his arms up and hands behind his head. He strikes a variety of poses that demonstrate his upper body muscular development.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Sandow, Eugen
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    [Athlete with wand]
    Variant title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Leçon de baton     One of a series of films using athletes from the local Newark Turnverein as subjects.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - National Turn Verein (Newark, N.J.)
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Band drill "From "Milk White Flag." Marching band with leader at the head"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Hoyt, Charles H. (Charles Hale)
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    The boxing cats (Prof. Welton's)
    Prof. Welton's boxing cats     Professor Welton presents an amusing fight between two trained cats wearing boxing gloves.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Welton, Henry - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie)
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Bucking broncho
    Variant title from Maguire & Baucus catalogue, April 1897: Bucking bronco | Variant title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Bucking bronchos     "A fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one. 40 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Buffalo dance Three Sioux Indians in full regalia perform a "buffalo dance", while two others use drums to supply a rhythm. The three dancers move around in a circle as they perform the various actions that are part of the dance. All three wear feathers in their headbands and two wear decorative tails.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Last Horse - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Strong Talker - Parts His Hair - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Hair Coat - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Pine
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Caicedo (with pole)
    Variant title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Caicedo | Title from AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910: Caciedo | Erroneous title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Caceido     "King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 94.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Caicedo, Juan A. - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie)
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Carmencita "Carmencita the Spanish dancer, sways her graceful figure and pirouttes with a whirl of flying skirts"--Edison motion pictures,1890-1900.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Glenroy Bros. [No. 2]
    Glenroy Brothers     "The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete"--Internet movie database. "Farcical pugilists in costume"--Raff & Gammon price list.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Glenroy Brothers
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Hadj Cheriff
    Hadji Cheriff | Variant title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Arab knife juggler | Erroneous inventory title: Sheikh Hadji Taha     Although the variant title for this film is "Arab knife juggler", and the performer is holding a knife in each hand, he appears to discard the knives just before his first handstand and cartwheel. He then performs an acrobatic routine which is a series of handstands, cartwheels, leaps and twirls.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Cheriff, Hadji
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Imperial Japanese dance
    Title in Maguire & Gammon catalogue: Japanese dance     "A charming representation of The Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored. 45 feet"--Edison films catalog.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Sarashe Sisters - Afi/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Leonard-Cushing fight "An actual six-round contest between Mike Leonard, commonly called the "Beau Brummel" of pugilism, and Jack Cushing. Full of hard fighting, clever hits, punches, leads, dodges, body blows and some slugging. Sold by rounds. Each round contains 150 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Kinetoscope Exhibition Company
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Luis Martinetti
    Variant title from Edison films 1890-1900: Louis Martinetti | Erroneous title from Edison films 1890-1900: Louis Martinelli | Title in Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Louis Martinetti, contortionist     "Gymnast and contortionist, performing on flying rings"--Raff & Gammon price list.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Martinetti, Luis
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Robetta and Doretto, [no. 2]
    Title in Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Chinese laundry     "The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Robetta - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Doretto, Phil
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Sioux ghost dance
    Title from Edison films catalog: Ghost dance     "One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war paint and war costumes. 40 feet"--Edison films catalog.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph
    Title inEdison films catalog no. 105: Corbett-Courtney fight     "This fight consists of six rounds, each round on a film 150 feet long. It is not a fac-simile or a "fake" of any description, but an actual contest between James J. Corbett, former champion of the world, and Peter Courtney. The films are listed as 1st Round, 2nd Round, 3rd Round, 4th Round, 5th Round, and 6th Round"--F.M. Prescott catalog, June, 1897.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Kinetoscope Exhibition Company
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, January 7, 1894
    Sneeze | Fred Ott's sneeze | Ott's sneeze | Kinetoscopic record of a sneeze     "Considered to be the first motion picture given legal status by copyright acceptance. The forty-five frames it contains were sent in for copyright as a still picture. The action consists of a man, Fred Ott, sneezing. Application for copyright was filed by William K. Laurie Dickson, Edison's assistant and supervisor of the new motion picture project. The frames were rephotographed from the still picture…
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1894
  • Film, Video
    Annie Oakley Annie Oakley, the "Little Sure Shot" of the "Wild West," in an exhibition of rifle shooting.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - Oakley, Annie - Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1895
  • Film, Video
    [Dickson experimental sound film]
    Title on donor inventory: Dickson violin | Variant title: Dancing men in the Black Maria     Experimental sound film made for Edison's kinetophone -- a combination of the kinetoscope and phonograph -- but apparently never distributed. This LC copy is silent. Features two men dancing to a violinist. Shows W. K. L. Dickson playing the violin before a large phonograph horn connected with an off-screen reader while two men dance together. Part of Dickson's sound-synchronization experiments.
    • Contributor: Heise, William - D'almaine, Charles - Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Dunston (Gatewood) Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1895
  • Film, Video
    The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
    Title in Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Execution     "Representing the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots. A realistic reproduction of an historic scene"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.
    • Contributor: Clark, Alfred - Heise, William - Thomae, Robert - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
    • Date: 1895