Film, Video Mounted police charge

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Title
Mounted police charge
Summary
"A troop of mounted police, in full dress uniform, are seen approaching the audience at full gallop; when within but a few yards of the camera they suddenly halt and each horse and rider appears full life size"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.
Contributor Names
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1896.
Subject Headings
-  Mounted police--New York (State)--New York
-  New York (N.Y.).--Police Department
-  Police horses--New York (State)--New York
-  Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Silent films
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  60396 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 2Nov1896; 60396.
-  Appearing: Sergeant Eagan.
-  Camera, William Heise.
-  Duration: 0:24 at 30 fps.
-  Although "Copyright, 1901 by Thomas A. Edison" appears in flash frame at the head of this film, secondary sources consulted all agree that the film was photographed and released in late 1896.
-  Filmed ca. late October 1896, in Central Park, New York, New York.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 253; Maguire & Baucus. Edison films, supp. catalogue, Jan. 20, 1897, p. 2 [MI]; Maguire & Baucus. Edison and international photographic films catalogue, April 1897, p. 11 [MI]; AFI catalog, fim beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 703.
Medium
viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
FEC 8070 (viewing print)
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.4047
Library of Congress Control Number
00694253
Language
English
Online Format
image
video
Description
"A troop of mounted police, in full dress uniform, are seen approaching the audience at full gallop; when within but a few yards of the camera they suddenly halt and each horse and rider appears full life size"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/00694253
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Chicago citation style:

Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Hendricks. Mounted Police Charge. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1896. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694253/.

APA citation style:

Heise, W., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Hendricks. (1896) Mounted Police Charge. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694253/.

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Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Hendricks. Mounted Police Charge. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1896. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694253/>.

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