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Film, Video Panoramic view of Charleston Exposition Title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Circular panorama of the Charleston Exposition

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • Panoramic view of Charleston Exposition

Other Title

  • Title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Circular panorama of the Charleston Exposition

Summary

  • "In this picture we see the South Carolina Building, the Cotton Palace, the Palace of Commerce and the great Auditorium. It also shows the beautiful and artistic arangement of the grounds and buildings. It is a magnificent place of architecture and landscape work which is almost impossible to conceive without the aid of the picture, which fully portrays every portion of the grand sweep of our camera from start to finish"--Edison films catalog, no. 135.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1902.

Headings

  • -  South Carolina Building (South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition (1901-1902 : Charleston, S.C.)
  • -  Cotton Palace (South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition (1901-1902 : Charleston, S.C.)
  • -  Palace of Commerce (South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition (1901-1902 : Charleston, S.C.)
  • -  Auditorium (South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition (1901-1902 : Charleston, S.C.)
  • -  South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition--(1901-1902 :--Charleston, S.C.)
  • -  Exhibitions--South Carolina--Charleston

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H16720 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 18Apr02; H16720.
  • -  Duration: 3:02 at 16 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2132) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 242; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 791; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 5.
  • -  Filmed between April 1 and April 17, 1902 in Charleston, SC.
  • -  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 (80 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (80 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 185 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 185 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5146 (viewing print)
  • FRA 2094 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0577A (paper pos)
  • Box 5681C (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

  • 00563604

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Panoramic view of Charleston Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1902. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00563604/.

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Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1902) Panoramic view of Charleston Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00563604/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Panoramic view of Charleston Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1902. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00563604/>.