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Film, Video Babies rolling eggs Egg rolling at the White House

About this Item

Title

  • Babies rolling eggs

Other Title

  • Egg rolling at the White House

Summary

  • "Some small children in winter clothing face the camera in a semicircle. They throw what appear to be eggs down the incline toward the camera position. From left and right of the camera, a great number of young boys scramble for the eggs. Many close-ups and mass photographs of the activities are then shown"--Early motion pictures.

Names

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

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  White House Easter Egg Roll
  • -  Easter--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Games--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Children--Washington (D.C.)

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H16124 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 07Apr02; H16124.
  • -  Early motion pictures and the AFI catalog give a questionable production date of March 31, 1902, which is most likely correct. According to sources consulted, in 1902 the White House Easter Egg Roll was held on March 31.
  • -  Listed in the Edison films catalog under the title, Egg rolling at the White House (150 feet), which was also available as three separate films of 50 feet each: Babies rolling eggs, Tossing eggs, and, Scrambling for eggs.
  • -  Duration: 1:09 at 16 fps.
  • -  Filmed March 31, 1902 at the White House in Washington, D.C.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0768) 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. 19; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 60; Edison films catalogs, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 93-94 (Egg rolling at the White House), and no. 288, July, 1906, p. 108-109 viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, May 1, 2017; Evening star (Washington, D.C.), March 31, 1902, p. 12, viewed online on LC's Chronicling America WWW site, May 1, 2017; Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 16, 1900, p. 3, viewed online on LC's Chronicling America WWW site. May 1, 2017.
  • -  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 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 35 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 3782 (viewing print)
  • FEC 1872 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0150 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPF 0803 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1265 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0130B (paper pos)
  • Box 5566B (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

  • 00563634

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Babies Rolling Eggs. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1902. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00563634/.

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