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Film, Video Herding horses across a river

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About this Item

Title

  • Herding horses across a river

Summary

  • "A large number of horses are swimming in a deep river. The cowboys urge them on and do some fancy riding while their ponies swim across. One of the men loses his balance while kneeling on the back of his pony and gets an unexpected bath"--Edison films catalog, no. 288.

Names

  • Abadie, Alfred C. (Alfred Camille), 1878-1950, camera.
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1904.

Headings

  • -  Herding--Oklahoma--Bliss
  • -  Horses--Oklahoma--Bliss
  • -  Cowboys--Oklahoma--Bliss

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H46142 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 18May04; H46142.
  • -  Cameraman, A.C. Abadie.
  • -  Duration: 1:06 at 16 fps.
  • -  Filmed May 9, 1904 in Bliss, Oklahoma Territory (now Lawton, Oklahoma).
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0678) 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. 136; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 461; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July 1906, p. 98.
  • -  paper pos (copy 2) Received: 1904-05-18; 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.
  • -  35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPF 0641 to FZA 2875.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (33 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 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. 60 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. 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 3692 (viewing print)
  • FEC 1866 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0941 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 2875 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1447 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0564D (paper pos)
  • Box 5526 (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

  • 00564532

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Abadie, Alfred C. , Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Herding Horses Across a River. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1904. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00564532/.

APA citation style:

Abadie, A. C., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1904) Herding Horses Across a River. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00564532/.

MLA citation style:

Abadie, Alfred C. , Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Herding Horses Across a River. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1904. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00564532/>.