Film, Video Parade of Chinese

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Title
Parade of Chinese
Summary
"Taken at San Francisco, Cal., at the Golden Jubilee. This picture shows a procession of the resident Chinese of San Francisco, carrying banners, flags, etc. They are followed by an immense float drawn by four white horses. In the background is seen a beautiful arch, while across the street are hung numerous flags, which wave in the wind"--Edison films catalog.
Contributor Names
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Blechynden, Frederick, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1898.
Subject Headings
-  California's Golden Jubilee and Mining Fair--(1898 :--San Francisco, Calif.)
-  Chinese Americans--California--San Francisco
-  City and town life--California--San Francisco
-  California--Gold discoveries--Anniversaries, etc
Genre
Filmed parades
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Silent films
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  16439 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 10Mar1898; 16439.
-  Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
-  Duration: 0:30 at 27 fps.
-  Filmed January 24, 1898, in San Francisco, California.
-  Paper print shelf number (LC 1278) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
-  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
-  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. 390; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 244; Edison films catalog, March 15, 1898, p. 13 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 43 [MI].
-  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 (26 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
viewing print 1 reel of 1 (61 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (26 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (61 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
FLA 4929 (viewing print)
FEC 2849 (viewing print)
FRA 1443 (dupe neg pic)
FPE 9620 (dupe neg pic)
Box 0589D (paper pos)
Box 5055D (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.1278
Library of Congress Control Number
00694278
Language
English
Online Format
image
video
Description
"Taken at San Francisco, Cal., at the Golden Jubilee. This picture shows a procession of the resident Chinese of San Francisco, carrying banners, flags, etc. They are followed by an immense float drawn by four white horses. In the background is seen a beautiful arch, while across the street are hung numerous flags, which wave in the wind"--Edison films catalog.
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/00694278
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Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Parade of Chinese. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1898. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694278/.

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Blechynden, F., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1898) Parade of Chinese. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694278/.

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Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Parade of Chinese. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1898. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694278/>.

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