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Film, Video S.S. "Coptic" in the harbor Steamship "Coptic" in the harbor

About this Item

Title

  • S.S. "Coptic" in the harbor

Other Title

  • Steamship "Coptic" in the harbor

Summary

  • From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: Shows the vessel away from the dock and slowly turning. The vessel is seen to good advantage, the four masts, smokestack and hull being faithfully reproduced. Clouds of smoke pour out of the funnel, and volumes of steam out of the exhaust pipe. In the foreground is a dense crowd, among which are numerous Chinamen. Clear and sharp with figures life-size.

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., 1897.

Headings

  • -  Coptic (Ship)
  • -  Steamboats--California--San Francisco
  • -  Harbors--California--San Francisco
  • -  Passenger ships--California--San Francisco
  • -  Pacific Coast Steamship Company
  • -  Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  60581 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60581.
  • -  Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
  • -  Duration: 0:23 at 30 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0042) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Filmed September 2, 1897, at San Francisco, California.
  • -  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. 336; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, 1985; F.Z. Maguire & Co. Catalogue, March 1898, p. 37.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • 1 film reel of 1 (19 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. Viewing print.
  • 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. Viewing print.
  • 1 film reel of 1 (19 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. Dupe neg pic.
  • 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. Dupe neg pic.
  • 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. Paper pos.
  • 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. Paper pos (copy 2)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3056 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2758 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0402 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 9574 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0457D (paper pos)
  • Box 5529E (paper pos, copy 2)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694292

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. S.S. "Coptic" in the harbor. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694292/.

APA citation style:

Blechynden, F., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1897) S.S. "Coptic" in the harbor. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694292/.

MLA citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. S.S. "Coptic" in the harbor. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694292/>.