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Film, Video President Roosevelt at the Canton station President Roosevelt at Canton station / President Roosevelt, Canton station

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Title

  • President Roosevelt at the Canton station

Other Title

  • President Roosevelt at Canton station
  • President Roosevelt, Canton station

Summary

  • "In this picture we show President Roosevelt and Cabinet standing at the station with bare heads, while the casket of President McKinley is being placed in the hearse. As the hearse leaves the station the President and his Cabinet start for their carriages. Our panoramic device is here started and this picture finishes with a circular panorama of the Canton station and Public Square. The picture here presented of President Roosevelt is the best one ever recorded. He is very close to the camera and shown life size and can be instantly recognized. 90 ft."--Edison film company catalog, no. 135.

Names

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

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919
  • -  McKinley, William,--1843-1901--Death and burial
  • -  Presidents--United States--Death
  • -  Funeral rites and ceremonies--Ohio--Canton
  • -  Railroad stations--Ohio--Canton

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H9085 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 26Sept1901; H9085.
  • -  Duration: 1:31 at 15 fps.
  • -  Photographed September 18, 1901. Location: Canton, Ohio.
  • -  The Library of Congress copy of this film may not contain all of the scenes described in the Edison Company summary.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1814) 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: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 257; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 858; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 16.
  • -  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 (44 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (44 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 90 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4828 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9623 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1837 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5222 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5223 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FRB 1601 (master pos pic)
  • FPE 5518 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0577D (paper pos)
  • Box 5191D (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

  • 00694356

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. President Roosevelt at the Canton station. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694356/.

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Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1901) President Roosevelt at the Canton station. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694356/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. President Roosevelt at the Canton station. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694356/>.