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Film, Video Launch of life boat Launch of lifeboat / Variant title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Launch of a life boat, Fort Point Sta., Cal

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About this Item

Title

  • Launch of life boat

Other Title

  • Launch of lifeboat
  • Variant title from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: Launch of a life boat, Fort Point Sta., Cal

Summary

  • "Pacific Coast Life Saving Service series: These subjects are illustrative of the work performed by the Life Saving Corps of the United States Government, and show the methods in vogue at one of the most important stations on either side of our Continent. The exact routine pursued in actual practice is clearly illustrated. We are particularly indebted to Major T.J. Blakeney, Superintendent of the U.S. Life Saving Service, 12th District, San Francisco, Cal., and Captain W.C. Coulson, of the U.S. Revenue Cutter, San Francisco, Cal., for their kind co-operation. We are thus enabled to bring before the public generally absolutely true and accurate pictures of one of our most worthy as well as interesting institutions, the crews of which are constantly risking their own lives for the preservation of others"--Edison films catalog, p. 20.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), production
  • Blechynden, Frederick, camera
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Fort Point Life-Saving Station (U.S.)
  • United States. Life-Saving Service
  • United States. Revenue-Cutter Service
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

Headings

  • -  Lifeboats--California--San Francisco
  • -  Lifesaving--California--San Francisco
  • -  Lifeboat service--California--San Francisco

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  60570 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60570.
  • -  Duration: 0:24 at 30 fps.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 343; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 180; F.Z.Maguire & Co. Catalogue, March 1898, p. 35; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 20 [MI].
  • -  Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
  • -  Filmed September 1897, at the Presidio in San Francisco, California.
  • -  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 (24 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (24 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • "Taken at the Pacific Coast Life Saving Service, Fort Point Station, Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., commanded by Capt. Joseph Hodgson, and shows the crew in the act of starting for a wreck. The scene opens with the opening of the boat-house door, followed by the boat speeding down a runway into the water. The sailors, with oars pointing upward, and the splashing waters, are clearly reproduced, making an interesting scene"--F.Z. Maguire catalogue.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3069 (viewing print)
  • FEC 4684 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0401 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0746D (paper pos)
  • Box 5535E (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

  • 00694230

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, U.S Fort Point Life-Saving Station, United States Life-Saving Service, United States Revenue-Cutter Service, and Paper Print Collection. Launch of Life Boat. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694230/.

APA citation style:

Blechynden, F., Thomas A. Edison, I., Fort Point Life-Saving Station, U. S., United States Life-Saving Service, United States Revenue-Cutter Service & Paper Print Collection. (1897) Launch of Life Boat. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694230/.

MLA citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, et al. Launch of Life Boat. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694230/>.