Film, Video Life rescue at Long Branch Life rescue scene, Atlantic City, N. J. / Life rescue at Atlantic City

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Title
Life rescue at Long Branch
Other Title
Life rescue scene, Atlantic City, N. J.
Life rescue at Atlantic City
Summary
"Shows a number of bathers enjoying a dip in the surf. A young lady is suddenly seized with cramps, throws up her hands, and goes down for the second time. A life boat approaches and one of the life guards seizes her by the hair as she sinks for the last time. She is pulled into the boat and rowed ashore. The picture then dissolves, showing the beach, the half-drowned girl being carried from the boat to the dry sand. A crowd gathers. The girl is finally restored, and is so overjoyed that she hugs the heroic life guard"--Edison films catalog, no. 288, p. 81-82.
Contributor Names
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1901.
Subject Headings
-  Rescues--New Jersey--Long Branch
-  Drowning--Resuscitation--New Jersey--Long Branch
-  Lifesaving--New Jersey--Long Branch
-  Lifeguards--New Jersey--Long Branch
Genre
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Silent films
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  H8692 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 16Sept1901; H8692.
-  Duration: 2:19 at 16 fps.
-  Paper print shelf number (LC 1689) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
-  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
-  Filmed ca. August to early September 1901.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Before the nickelodeon, p. 180-181; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 182-183; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July 1906, p. 81-82; Musser, C. The emergence of cinema : the American screen to 1907, 1994, p. 208.
-  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 (64 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 140 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (64 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 140 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 140 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 140 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
FLA 4703 (viewing print)
FEB 9297 (viewing print)
FRA 1720 (dupe neg pic)
FPE 5143 (dupe neg pic)
Box 0084B (paper pos)
Box 5139J (paper pos, copy 2)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.1689
Library of Congress Control Number
00694235
Language
English
Online Format
image
video
OCLC Number
98799127
Description
"Shows a number of bathers enjoying a dip in the surf. A young lady is suddenly seized with cramps, throws up her hands, and goes down for the second time. A life boat approaches and one of the life guards seizes her by the hair as she sinks for the last time. She is pulled into the boat and rowed ashore. The picture then dissolves, showing the beach, the half-drowned girl being carried from the boat to the dry sand. A crowd gathers. The girl is finally restored, and is so overjoyed that she hugs the heroic life guard"--Edison films catalog, no. 288, p. 81-82.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/00694235
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