Film, Video Mounted police charge

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Title
Mounted police charge
Summary
From Maguire & Baucus catalogues: 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.
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)
Notes
-  60396 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 2Nov1896; 60396.
-  Appearing: Sergeant Eagan.
-  Camera, William Heise.
-  Duration: 0:24 at 30 fps.
-  MAVIS 180348.
-  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, 1997, 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].
-  viewing print; Received: 5-13-1994; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.
Medium
viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., ca. 44 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
Online Format
image
video
Description
From Maguire & Baucus catalogues: 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.
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/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, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694253/. (Accessed September 22, 2017.)

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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, <https://www.loc.gov/item/00694253/>.