Film, Video Carriers at work, U.S.P.O. Title in Biograph production log: Carrier dumping, cancelling, sorting and tying, throwing mail into bags for destination / Variant title in Biograph production log: Carrier dumping, cancelling & sorting, U. S. P. O. Dept / Variant title from AFI catalog online: Carriers at work, U. S. P. O.
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Title
- Carriers at work, U.S.P.O.
Other Title
- Title in Biograph production log: Carrier dumping, cancelling, sorting and tying, throwing mail into bags for destination
- Variant title in Biograph production log: Carrier dumping, cancelling & sorting, U. S. P. O. Dept
- Variant title from AFI catalog online: Carriers at work, U. S. P. O.
Summary
- "The subject is the handling and sorting of the U.S. mail. The sorting bags and the alphabetizing pigeonhole equipment are visible in a scene photographed from an altitude of approximately twenty-five feet. The placement of the equipment and its use by the post office personnel can be seen"--Early motion pictures.
Names
- Weed, A. E., 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
- - United States.--Post Office Department
- - Letter mail handling--Washington (D.C.)
- - Postal service--Employees
- - Post office stations and branches--Washington (D.C.)
Genre
- Actualities (Motion pictures)
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
Notes
- - H34978 U.S Copyright Office
- - Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company; 22Aug03; H34978.
- - Sources vary as to footage for 16 mm. materials. Estimated footage for 16 mm material is based on original 35 mm. footage (100 feet) found in the Biograph production logs, and includes possible added credits and title.
- - Biograph production no. 2465.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 1527) 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. 48; Biograph production logs, vol. 1: 1899-1903; AFI catalog online, viewed August 21, 2015.
- - Cameraman, A. E. Weed.
- - Filmed August 10, 1903 in Washington, D.C.
- - 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 0148 to FZA 2602.
Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 4541 (viewing print)
- FEC 1809 (viewing print)
- FRA 1575 (dupe neg pic)
- FZA 2602 (dupe neg pic)
- FRB 1327 (master pos pic)
- Box 0501B (paper pos)
- Box 5061J (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
- 00564540
Online Format
- image
- video
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Contributor
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Weed, A. E.