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Film, Video Asia in America, St. Louis Exposition Parade of characters (Asia in America) St. Louis Exposition / Mysterious Asia--St. Louis Exposition

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About this Item

Title

  • Asia in America, St. Louis Exposition

Other Title

  • Parade of characters (Asia in America) St. Louis Exposition
  • Mysterious Asia--St. Louis Exposition

Summary

  • "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 people are wearing various costumes"--Early motion pictures.

Names

  • Weed, A. E., camera.
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph Co., 1904.

Headings

  • -  Louisiana Purchase Exposition--(1904 :--Saint Louis, Mo.)
  • -  Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint Louis
  • -  Asians--America

Genre

  • Filmed parades
  • Actualities (Motion pictures)
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  H46575 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 28May1904; H46575.
  • -  Cameraman, A.E. Weed.
  • -  Duration: 0:52 at 20 fps.
  • -  Filmed May 20, 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri.
  • -  Biograph production no. 2921.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0659) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 15; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 801; Biograph production logs; Biograph photo catalog, v. 6 (no. 2921) viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, April 22, 2019.
  • -  paper pos Received: 1904-05-28; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (31 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (31 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 31 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3673 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0115 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0832 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0284 (paper pos)
  • Box 4341C (paper pos, copy 2)

Source Collection

  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00563585

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Weed, A. E., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Asia in America, St. Louis Exposition. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co, 1904. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00563585/.

APA citation style:

Weed, A. E., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1904) Asia in America, St. Louis Exposition. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00563585/.

MLA citation style:

Weed, A. E., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Asia in America, St. Louis Exposition. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co, 1904. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00563585/>.