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Film, Video Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies Searching the ruins of Galveston for dead bodies / Searching ruins for dead bodies on Broadway / Searching ruins for dead bodies, Broadway, Galveston

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Title

  • Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies

Other Title

  • Searching the ruins of Galveston for dead bodies
  • Searching ruins for dead bodies on Broadway
  • Searching ruins for dead bodies, Broadway, Galveston

Summary

  • "This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken the odor given out could be detected for miles. The subject shows a gang of laborers clearing away the debris in the search for corpses, one of which was discovered while the picture was being taken. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 135.
  • "The Galveston Cyclone series. At the first news of the disaster by cyclone and tidal wave that devastated Galveston on Saturday, Sept. 8th, 1900, we equipped a party of photographers and sent them by special train to the scene of the ruins. Arriving at the scene of desolation shortly after the storm had swept over that city, our party succeeded, at the risk of life and limb, in taking about a thousand feet of moving pictures. In spite of the fact that Galveston was under martial law and that the photographers were shot down at sight by the excited police guards, a very wide range of subject has been secured. The series, taken as a whole, will give the entire world a definite idea of the terrible disaster, unequaled since the Johnstown flood of 1889"--Edison films catalog, no. 135.

Names

  • Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1875-1958, production, camera.
  • Vitagraph Company of America.
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.

Headings

  • -  Hurricanes--Texas--Galveston
  • -  Natural disasters--Texas--Galveston
  • -  Disaster victims--Texas--Galveston
  • -  Search and rescue operations--Texas--Galveston

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  D18566 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 24Sept1900; D18566.
  • -  Camera, Albert E. Smith.
  • -  Duration: 0:52 at 16 fps.
  • -  Filmed in Galveston, Texas, probably between September 11-19, 1900.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1066) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  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. 634-635; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 291; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 14-15 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 29-30; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July, 1906, p. 95; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 956; New York clipper, Sep. 22, 1900, p. 666 and Sep. 29, 1900, p. 696 viewed online, April 22, 2020 via the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  paper pos, copy 1 Received: 1900-09-24; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
  • -  35 mm viewing print renumbered: FEB 9406 to FYA 3343.
  • -  35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPF 8074 to FZA 3077.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (29 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (29 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 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. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4080 (viewing print)
  • FYA 3343 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1264 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 3077 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0431 (master pos pic)
  • FPE 5433 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0313 (paper pos)
  • Box 5083H (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

  • 00694301

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies. produceds by Smith, Albert E. , Uction, Camera United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694301/.

APA citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1900) Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies. Smith, A. E., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694301/.

MLA citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies. prod by Smith, Albert E. , Uction, Camera United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694301/>.