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Film, Video Panorama of Place de l'Opera Title in Edison films catalog, no. 105: Circular panoramic view of the Place de l'Opera

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About this Item

Title

  • Panorama of Place de l'Opera

Other Title

  • Title in Edison films catalog, no. 105: Circular panoramic view of the Place de l'Opera

Summary

  • "The busiest square in all Paris. 75 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), production
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.

Headings

  • -  City and town life--France--Paris
  • -  Place de l'Opéra (Paris, France)

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  D16389 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 9Aug1900; D16389.
  • -  Duration: 1:14 at 16 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0207) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 607; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 239; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 18 viewed online April 2, 2020 via the New Jersey Digital Highway; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 783.
  • -  Filmed July 1900, during the Paris Exposition in Paris, France.
  • -  paper pos (copy 1) Received: 1900-08-09; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (31 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (31 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3221 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9622 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0545 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPF 8066 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1177 (master pos pic)
  • FPE 5454 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0755 (paper pos)
  • Box 5504E (paper pos, copy 2)

Source Collection

  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694270

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Panorama of Place de l'Opera. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694270/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1900) Panorama of Place de l'Opera. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694270/.

MLA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Panorama of Place de l'Opera. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694270/>.