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Film, VideoLathrop School, calisthenics
Title in AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910: Lathrop School, calisthenics, Missouri Commission A group of preadolescent boys and girls is standing in a row facing the camera position. In back of them is a wall on which is written "Kansas City, Mo." As the...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Missouri. Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoKindergarten ball game
Title in AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910: Kindergarten ball game, Missouri Commission "A row of approximately twenty-five children under the age of six can be seen facing the camera. They stand in front of a long blackboard with the words "Kansas City, Mo." written...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Missouri. Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoHyde Park School room 2
Title in AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910: Hyde Park School room 2, Missouri Commission "Four rows of pre-adolescent children, both boys and girls, are standing in front of a blackboard on which the words "Kansas City, Missouri" can be seen. Each boy and girl has a...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Missouri. Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoParke Davis' employees
Title from Biograph bulletins 1896-1908, p. 51: Parke, Davis & Co. employees | Title from Biograph bulletins 1896-1908, p. 68: Employees of Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich | Title from American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue: Employes of Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich | Title from AFI catalog: film beginnings: Parke, Davis employees Shows the employees of the Parke-Davis and Company pharmaceutical firm leaving the factory at noon, many of them on bicycles.- Contributor: Armitage, F. S. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1899
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Film, VideoBass fishing
Title from Biograph production log: Bass fishing Mr. Henry Talbot | Angling for large-mouth black bass "Virginia. Taken for the U.S. Fisheries Commission to illustrate the benefits of stocking inland waters. A well-known fisherman, Mr. Henry Talbot, is seen casting in a picturesque pool for bass. He gets...- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Marvin, Arthur W.
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoSpecial delivery messenger, U.S.P.O.
Title from Biograph production log: Special delivery messenger delivering letter "As the scene opens, the front of a house, the shrubbery, a staircase, and the sidewalk are visible. From camera left, using a flying dismount, comes a bicycle rider in the uniform...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoDelivering newspapers
Distributing a war extra | Delivering a war extra on Union Square | World news wagon The film shows a group of about fifty pre-adolescent boys running and crowding around a one-horse paneled newspaper van that pulls up in the foreground of the picture. On the side of...- Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Marvin, Arthur W.
- Date: 1899-01-01
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Film, VideoCoach at rural post office, U.S.P.O.
Title from Biograph production log: Coach exchanging mail at rural P.O. This section of the postal film is concerned with a stagecoach pulled by four horses arriving and delivering a pouch of mail to a rural post office for rerouting. Also visible is...- 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, VideoDelivering mail from sub-station The subjects seen by the camera are a portion of a large building with columns in front that indicates it is a government building and three small shuttle streetcars across the street...
- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoTrain taking up mail bag, U.S.P.O.
Train taking up mail bag, United States Post Office "The subject of this Postal Department documentary is "snatching" the mail bag from the suspended post by the railroad mail clerk. As the film begins, a man climbs the steps leading to...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoAsia in America, St. Louis Exposition
Title from Biograph photo catalog, v. 6: Parade of characters (Asia in America) St. Louis Exposition | Variant title from AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1920: Mysterious Asia--St. Louis Exposition "The film begins with a wide shot of an area crowded with people, some riding elephants, others marching in procession in front of a structure with the sign "Asia" on it. The...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoSkating on lake, Central Park
Skating in Central Park | Skating in Central Park, N.Y. City | Skating on 72nd St. lake Central Park The view is of a frozen lake in Central Park crowded with ice skaters. The film is of such poor quality that it is difficult to tell if the apparent "snow" is...- Contributor: Armitage, F. S. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1902-01-01
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Film, VideoCarriers leaving building, U.S.P.O. [Version 2]
Carriers leaving building, United States Post Office Male letter carriers of the U.S. Post Office are the subject of this series on the Postal Department. The camera was placed to show a large number of uniformed mail carriers as...- 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, VideoCarriers leaving building, U.S.P.O. [Version 1]
Carriers leaving building, United States Post Office The opening scene shows the steps of a large public building. Above the steps is a door out of which, coming toward the camera position, are approximately a hundred and fifty mail...- 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, VideoClerks casing mail for bags, U.S.P.O. "The subject is an operation of mail handling called "casing." The camera was placed so that two men can be seen demonstrating the method. The demonstrators, with stacks of letters in their...
- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoThrowing mail into bags, U.S.P.O.
Title from Biograph production log: Throwing mail into bags for destination "This film concerns the separation of mail parcels before distribution. A semicircular rack of mail bags, each tagged with a different location, is placed on a set of the interior of a...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoClerks tying bags, U.S.P.O.
Title from Biograph photo catalogue no. 5: Clerks tying up bags, U.S. Post Office Dept "Two employees of the Post Office Department are removing stacks of letters from the aperatures in the "case" or cabinet and tying them into bundles. They then throw the tied envelopes into...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoExchange of mail at rural P.O., U.S.P.O.
Title from the Biograph picture catalog: Exchanging of mail by wagon | Title from the Biograph production log: Exchange of mail at P.O. by rural wagon | Exchange of mail at rural post office, U.S.P.O. "The opening scene shows a yard in front of what seems to be a two-story house. A small boy is standing in front of the house near a post box fastened to...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoRural wagon delivering mail, U.S.P.O.
Rural wagon delivering mail, United States Post Office "The subject is the delivery of the U.S. mail in a rural area. The camera was positioned in full sight of a standard rural free delivery post box located in front of...- 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, VideoRural wagon giving mail to branch, U.S.P.O.
Title from Biograph production log: Rural wagon giving mail to branch town carrier | Title from Biograph photo catalog, v. 5: U. S. P. O. Dept. rural wagon distributing | Variant title: Rural wagon distributing | Rural wagon giving mail to branch, United States Post Office "The first scene shows a rural free delivery mail man standing waiting for the area mail to be delivered to him. As the film continues, a horse-drawn wagon marked "Rural Postal Delivery"...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoRouting mail, U.S.P.O.
Title in Biograph production logs: Routing mail for delivery by carrier | Routing mail, United States Post Office "A man dressed in the attire of a U.S. mail carrier is standing in front of a backdrop painted to represent a projected dimensional schematic of the interior of a post office....- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoOld mail coach at ford, U.S.P.O.
Old mail coach at ford, United States Post Office | Title from Biograph production logs: Old mail coach making ford "The film begins by showing a river approximately fifty yards wide. The opposite bank from the camera position is wooded. Shortly after the beginning of the film, four horses, drawing a standard...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoCollecting mail, U.S.P.O. "The subject is the movement of mail by the U.S. postal service. As the film begins, two types of mail boxes on a pole on the corner of a street can be...
- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoCancelling machine, U.S.P.O.
Cancelling machine, United States Post Office "The camera that photographed this film, built around the operation of cancelling mail, was placed high enough to include not only the machine and its operation but also the man who was...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoWagons loading mail, U.S.P.O.
Wagons loading mail, United States Post Office "The photographer placed his camera to encompass as much of the loading ramp of a mail delivery building as possible. As the film begins, several horse-drawn postal transportation vehicles are backed up...- 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, VideoLoading mail car, U.S.P.O.
Loading mail car, United States Post Office "This film, part of series on the various activities of the Post Office, starts with a scene of a large railroad mail car on a siding. A horse-drawn, four-wheeled vehicle with a...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoLoading sugar cane "The short length of this films leaves much to be desired to give proper description. However, it is possible to see a large receiving car in a cane brake where several people...
- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Bonine, R. (Robert K.)
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoHigh school field exercises, Missouri Commission "The cameraman placed his equipment on the side of an athletic field adjacent to a high school. During the course of the film, teen-age boys exhibit their skill at high jumping, pole...
- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Missouri. Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoCentral high school, gymnastic drill
Title from Biograph production log: Central High, calisthenics | Title from AFI catalog: Central High, calisthenics, Missouri Commission "The cameraman placed his equipment at the edge of a school yard where supervised gymnastics were being conducted by high school students. Male students can be seen doing the long and short...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Missouri. Commission to the Lousiana Purchase Exposition
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoBuying stamps from rural wagon, U.S.P.O. "The film shows a man carrying a mail sack. He climbs the stairs of a front porch, rings a doorbell, and a woman comes to the door. The postman hands her something,...
- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoTying up bags for train, U.S.P.O.
Variant title: Tying up bags for train, United States Post Office "The camera shows the action of two postal employees as they remove mail sacks from the semicircular rack where they are placed so they can be filled with mail for their respective...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoPost man delivering mail, U.S.P.O. "This film shows the delivery of the U.S. mail, in a rural area. A two-horse vehicle, with a sign reading "U.S. Mail," appears on the scene. The postal employee gets out of...
- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoCutting sugar cane "A characteristic and instructive scene, showing natives at work. The picture is exceedingly well-arranged"--American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalog.
- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Bonine, R. (Robert K.)
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoBasket ball, Missouri Valley College
Basketball, Missouri Valley College "The subject is a basketball game played between teams of girls. The film shows a section of a basketball court in the foreground, the backboard, and the basket. In the background is...- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoBoys diving, Honolulu A large group of small boys stand on a pier, sillhouetted against the sky. In the distance, six large clipper ships can be seen at anchor. The boys jump and dive into...
- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Bonine, R. (Robert K.)
- Date: 1901
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Film, VideoNoon hour, Hope Webbing Co
Title from Biograph production log: Noon hour at Hope Webbing Company "The single-camera position shows the employees of a manufacturing company as they pass by during the noon hour"--Early motion pictures.- Contributor: Armitage, F. S. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoBrook trout fishing
Variant title from Biograph bulletins: Trout fishing The camera shows a small waterfall and a stream. Across the stream on the bank is a man with a fishing pole in one hand and a retrieving net in the other....- Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Armitage, F. S. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoWomen of the ghetto bathing
Title from Biograph production log: Ladies day at public baths | Title from American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalog: Ladies day at the public baths The subject is a group of women and girls in a public swimming pool wearing turn-of the-century bathing attire. Many women and girls are playing in the pool, while others climb out...- Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Marvin, Arthur W.
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoClerks tying up for bags, U.S.P.O.
Clerks tying up for bags, United States Post Office "The film shows two postal employees as they tie into bundles stacks of letters they have just removed from a destination "case""--Early motion pictures.- Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoBoat race
Title from Biograph production log: U. S. N. Dept., boat race--"Indiana" | Variant title from Biograph production log: Boat race "Indiana" Two standard U.S. Navy eight-oar pulling boats, each commanded by a coxswain at the steering position in the stern, are seen abeam of one another. At a signal, both pulling boats begin...- Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - McCutcheon, Wallace - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904