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Film, Video Spanish dancers at the Pan-American Exposition Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Gypsy dance at the Pan-American Exposition

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About this Item

Title

  • Spanish dancers at the Pan-American Exposition

Other Title

  • Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Gypsy dance at the Pan-American Exposition

Summary

  • "The picture was taken in the Gypsy tent at the Pan-American Exposition and shows ten beautiful Gypsy girls executing the famous Gypsy dance that created such a furor at the Exposition. Features of the well known couchee couchee are introduced by some of the dancers. The scene is both artistic and entrancing. 75 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

  • -  Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo, N.Y.)
  • -  Exhibitions--United States
  • -  Folk dancing, Spanish
  • -  Women dancers--New York (State)--Buffalo
  • -  Romanies--New York (State)--Buffalo

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H10111 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 28Oct1901; H10111.
  • -  Duration: 1:18 at 15 fps.
  • -  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 1199) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 306-307; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 1003-1004; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 22-23.
  • -  Photographed in Buffalo, New York, in September or October, 1901.
  • -  paper pos (copy 1); Received: 1901-10-28; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  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. 75 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. 75 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4203 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9726 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1375 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5106 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5107 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0183 (paper pos)
  • Box 5072H (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

  • 00694361

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Spanish dancers at the Pan-American Exposition. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694361/.

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