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Film, Video Sham battle at the Pan-American Exposition

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Title

  • Sham battle at the Pan-American Exposition

Summary

  • "On the closing day of the Pan-American Exposition, Saturday, November 2nd, 1901, a sham battle took place at the Stadium on the Pan-American Exhibition grounds, between the six tribes of American Indians and the United States Infantry stationed at Buffalo. The battle was most exciting and realistic, there being about 250 American Indians clad in their picturesque dress and fully decorated in their war paint. About half the Indians were mounted upon spirited horses. The attack was begun by the Infantry rushing the Indians who made a firm stand and succeeded in repulsing the soldiers. The scene is replete with charges and many hand to hand encounters. Most of the action took place close to our camera and the picture which we secured is excellent. The scene opens with a parade of the American Indians, which in itself is of great interest, the parade portion of the film consuming about 25 feet. 275 ft."--Edison films catalog, no. 135.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1901.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Army.--Infantry Regiment, 14th
  • -  Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo, N.Y.)
  • -  Exhibitions--New York (State)--Buffalo
  • -  Amusements--New York (State)--Buffalo
  • -  Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
  • -  Indians of North America

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H10816 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Nov1901; H10816.
  • -  Duration: 1:03 (part 1) and 3:56 (part 2) at 15 fps.
  • -  The Library of Congress copy of this film may not include all of the scenes described in the Edison Company summary.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2189) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 294; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 967; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 23; Chicago daily tribune, November 3, 1901, p. 2, viewed April 28, 2020 via ProQuest Historical Newspapers; Reynoldsville (Pennsylvania) star, October 30, 1901, p. 5 viewed April 28, 2020 via NewspaperArchive.
  • -  Photographed November 2, 1901. Location: Buffalo, New York.
  • -  paper pos, copy 1 Received: 1901-11-25; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
  • -  According to contemporaneous newspapers, the sham battle staged on the last day of the Exposition was a recreation of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The participants were members of the U.S. 14th Infantry, stationed at Fort Porter, in Buffalo, and members of the Pan-American Exposition's Indian Congress.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  35 mm viewing print renumbered: FEB 9624 to FYA 1167.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (128 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 275 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (128 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 275 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 275 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 130 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 275 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 275 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 275 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 275 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5203 (viewing print)
  • FYA 1167 (viewing print)
  • FRA 2161 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5210 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5211 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FRB 1046 (master pos pic)
  • FPE 5519 (master pos pic)
  • FPE 5520 (master pos pic, copy 2)
  • Box 0575 (paper pos)
  • Box 5545D (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

  • 00694341

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Sham battle at the Pan-American Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694341/.

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