Film, Video Cuban ambush
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Title
- Cuban ambush
Summary
- "From the upper windows of a ruined mill the Cubans fire at a scouting party of Spaniards, who return the volley. Fine smoke effects. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog.
Names
- White, James H. (James Henry), production
- Heise, William, camera
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1898.
Headings
- - Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Cuba
- - Ambushes and surprises
- - Spanish--Cuba
Genre
- Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
Notes
- - 46695 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 5Aug1898; 46695.
- - Duration: 0:24 at 34 fps.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 0222) 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. 458-459; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 71; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 10 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 34 [MI].
- - Camera, [William Heise?].
- - Reenacted ca. July 1898, probably in New Jersey.
- - 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: FPE 9358 to FZA 2648.
Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 3236 (viewing print)
- FEC 3004 (viewing print)
- FRA 0560 (dupe neg pic)
- FZA 2648 (dupe neg pic)
- FRB 1121 (master pos pic)
- Box 0369B (paper pos)
- Box 5565C (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
- 00694185
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- video
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Contributor
- Heise, William
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc
- White, James H. (James Henry)