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Film, Video Calf branding

About this Item

Title

  • Calf branding

Summary

  • The cameraman placed his camera near a fire where some branding irons were being heated. As the film begins, three men can be seen going through the various operations of branding calves. In the background is a large herd of cattle.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1898.

Headings

  • -  Cattle--Marking--Colorado--El Paso County
  • -  Ranching--Colorado--El Paso County
  • -  Cowboys--Colorado--El Paso County

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  13531 U.S Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 24Feb98; 13531.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1518) 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. 44; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900, p. 358.
  • -  Photographed in October 1897, during the annual "round-up" on the ranch of the Alfalfa Land and Cattle Co., El Paso County, Colorado.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  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 (62 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 150 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (62 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 150 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 150 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 150 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4532 (viewing print)
  • FEC 1963 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1569 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPF 1152 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0503B (paper pos)
  • Box 5070D (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

  • 00564555

Online Format

  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Calf Branding. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1898. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00564555/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1898) Calf Branding. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00564555/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Calf Branding. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1898. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00564555/>.