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Film, Video Building a harbor at San Pedro Title in Edison films catalog: Building a harbor at San Pedro, California

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Title

  • Building a harbor at San Pedro

Other Title

  • Title in Edison films catalog: Building a harbor at San Pedro, California

Summary

  • "This picture was secured from a launch furnished by Mr. Eager, President of the California Construction Co., who are fulfilling this $5,000,000 contract. Here is seen the largest derrick in the world at work, showing the huge arm straining and swaying. The spray effects are very fine, as the huge rocks strike the water, sending beautiful masses of foam hundreds of feet in the air and drenching the men at work on the cars. The derrick is at work on a long pier which extends out in the sea for a distance of about two miles, and for this reason we were obliged to secure our picture from a launch"--Edison films catalog no. 135.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1901.

Headings

  • -  Harbors--Design and construction
  • -  Harbors--California--Los Angeles
  • -  Cranes, derricks, etc.--California--Los Angeles
  • -  San Pedro Bay (Calif. : Bay)

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H11749 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 19Dec1901; H11749.
  • -  Duration: 4:00 at 14 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1968) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 39; Edison films catalog, no. 135, Sept. 1902, p. 54-55 [MI]; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 129-130.
  • -  Photographed in 1901 in San Pedro, California.
  • -  paper pos (copy 1) Received: 1901-12-19; 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.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (91 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 200 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (91 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 200 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 200 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 200 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4982 (viewing print)
  • FEC 1629 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0342 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7076 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0129 (paper pos)
  • Box 5681B (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

  • 00694162

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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