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Film, Video The Brooklyn handicap-1904 /

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Title
The Brooklyn handicap-1904 /
Summary
To film this event, the camera was placed inside the rail, on the track surface itself. As the film begins, in the foreground a gate opens and a horse ridden by a jockey is escorted across the track, followed by several men who appear to be fans of the race horse. Following the first horse are six in succession, and then there is a large group of men surrounding another horse that appears to be a favorite. The horses head for the starting position, moving away from the camera. In the background at a distance of several hundred yards is a grandstand filled with people. The film ends with a view of the race track paddock with two horses with riders walking around.
Contributor Names
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1904.
Subject Headings
-  Horse racing
Genre
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  H46715 U.S Copyright Office
-  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company; 03Jun04; H46715.
-  Cameraman, G. W. Bitzer.
-  Cameraman credit from Niver's, Early motion pictures, p. 38.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Filmed May 26, 1904 in Gravesend, N.Y.
-  Source used: Niver, Kemp R., Early motion pictures, 1985.
-  Received: 2/2000 from LC lab; ref print and dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
Medium
1 reel of 1 (44 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (44 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg.
Call Number/Physical Location
FLA 5267 (ref print)
FRA 0324 (dupe neg)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/awal.2296
Library of Congress Control Number
00564554
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/00564554
Library of Congress Online Catalog
https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=STNO&searchArg=00564554&searchType=1&recCount=10
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Chicago citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. The Brooklyn handicap-1904. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1904. Web.. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00564554/. (Accessed September 27, 2016.)

APA citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1904) The Brooklyn handicap-1904. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. [Web.] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00564554/.

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Bitzer, G. W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. The Brooklyn handicap-1904. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1904. Web.. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/00564554/>.