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Film, Video [Audience at President McKinley's speech, Pan-American Exposition] Title in Edison films catalog: Mob outside the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition

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Title

  • [Audience at President McKinley's speech, Pan-American Exposition]

Other Title

  • Title in Edison films catalog: Mob outside the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition

Summary

  • Footage of the audience attending President William F. McKinley's speech at the Pan-American Exposition, on September 5, 1901.

Names

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

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  McKinley, William,--1843-1901
  • -  Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo, N.Y.)
  • -  Audiences--New York (State)--Buffalo

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H8590 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 11Sept1901; H8590.
  • -  Duration: 1:13 at 15 fps.
  • -  This film was copyrighted under the title, The mob outside the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition. The title also appears on the leader of the paper roll, and the title and description appear in contemporaneous Edison films catalogs. However, it is not actually footage of a mob after the shooting of President McKinley on September 6, 1901. Lindsey Lauren Visser, City of Buffalo Historian has positively identified the subject of this film as the audience in front of the Triumphal Bridge on September 5th, 1901, just before President McKinley addresses the crowd. See "President McKinley's speech at the Pan American Exposition (https://www.loc.gov/item/00694342). In this photograph: "Delivering the address -- President's Day" (https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c07867), there is a woman reporter in a dark dress with a white pattern standing at the far right of the photo. The same woman is visible at about 40 seconds into this film, seated, taking notes. Several other reporters are also visible in both the photograph and the film, all in front of the star-spangled bunting decorating the speaker's platform.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1350) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Photographed September 5, 1901. Location: Buffalo, New York.
  • -  According to the summary from Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902: "This picture was photographed immediately after the shooting, and shows the intense excitement of the people. The Pan-American Exposition guards are plainly seen in the background trying to check the frantic multitude as they sway backward and forward in their mad endeavor to reach the assassin", however, the film actually depicts the audience attending the president's speech the day prior to the assassination attempt.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 211; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 690; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 12; email from Lindsey Lauren Visser, City of Buffalo Historian, April 16, 2024.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  16 mm dupe neg pic (copy 2) renumbered: FLA 5229 to FRC 2601.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (approximately 70 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (approximately 40 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (approximately 70 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (approximately 70 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (approximately 70 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4364 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9422 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1503 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRC 2601 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FPE 5228 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0107E (paper pos)
  • Box 5378D (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

  • 00694351

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Audience at President McKinley's speech, Pan-American Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694351/.

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Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1901) Audience at President McKinley's speech, Pan-American Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694351/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Audience at President McKinley's speech, Pan-American Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694351/>.