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Film, Video Cleveland fire department

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Title

  • Cleveland fire department

Summary

  • The subject is the activities of a fire department that can be seen coming out of the fire engine house located across the street from the camera position. The action must have been a drill or rehearsal as the street is lined with people awaiting the arrival of the three pumpers, the two hook-and-ladder wagons, and the four personnel wagons that made up the contingent of fire equipment.

Names

  • Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera.
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1903.

Headings

  • -  Cleveland (Ohio).--Department of Fire
  • -  Fire engines--Ohio--Cleveland
  • -  Fire prevention--Ohio--Cleveland

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H32791 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company; 17Jun03; H32791.
  • -  Cameraman, G. W. Bitzer.
  • -  Duration: 1:24 at 16 fps.
  • -  Filmed October 18, 1900 in Cleveland.
  • -  Biograph production no. 1668.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1536) 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. 58; Biograph production logs, v. 1, 1899-1903; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910; Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908, p. 72.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 3) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 3) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4550 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9608 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9609 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FEB 9610 (viewing print, copy 3)
  • FRA 1584 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5114 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5115 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FPE 5477 (dupe neg pic, copy 3)
  • FRB 1338 (master pos pic)
  • FPE 5116 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0852B (paper pos)
  • Box 5099B (paper pos, copy 2)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00563592

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Cleveland Fire Department. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1903. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00563592/.

APA citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1903) Cleveland Fire Department. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00563592/.

MLA citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Camera, et al. Cleveland Fire Department. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00563592/>.