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Film, Video Champs de Mars Title in Edison films catalog no. 105: Circular panoramic view of the Champs de Mars, no. 2 / Champ de Mars

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About this Item

Title

  • Champs de Mars

Other Title

  • Title in Edison films catalog no. 105: Circular panoramic view of the Champs de Mars, no. 2
  • Champ de Mars

Summary

  • "Shows all the prominent buildings on this thoroughfare, ending with a close view of the base of the Eiffel Tower, with the Trocadero Palace in the background. 135 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), production
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.

Headings

  • -  Exposition universelle--(1900 :--Paris, France)
  • -  Champ-de-Mars (Paris, France)
  • -  Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
  • -  Palais du Trocadéro (Paris, France)
  • -  Exhibitions--France--Paris

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  D16382 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 9Aug1900; D16382.
  • -  In the title, the word "Champ" is misspelled "Champs" in the Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912, the Edison films catalogs, and all other secondary sources consulted.
  • -  Duration: 1:19 at 16 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0926) 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; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 607-608; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 51; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 18 [MI]; FI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 167.
  • -  Filmed July 1900, at the Paris Exposition in Paris, France.
  • -  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 (40 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (40 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. 40 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 3940 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9638 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9640 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 1152 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5050 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1351 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0111B (paper pos)
  • Box 5207B (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

  • 00694172

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Champs de Mars. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694172/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1900) Champs de Mars. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694172/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Champs de Mars. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694172/>.