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Film, Video Bargain day, 14th Street, New York Bargain day, Fourteenth Street, New York / Bargain day on Fourteenth St., New York / Bargain day on 14th St., New York

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Title

  • Bargain day, 14th Street, New York

Other Title

  • Bargain day, Fourteenth Street, New York
  • Bargain day on Fourteenth St., New York
  • Bargain day on 14th St., New York

Summary

  • The film shows hundreds of tightly packed people crowding into the front door of the Rothschild Co. 5 and 10 cent store. They are so closely packed it is difficult to tell one from another. The view is from across the street, looking down from the 2nd floor.

Names

  • Armitage, F. S., camera.
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905.

Headings

  • -  Shopping--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Department stores--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Fourteenth Street (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.)
  • -  Crowds--New York (State)--New York

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H59778 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 20Apr1905; H59778.
  • -  Camera, Frederick S. Armitage.
  • -  Duration: 1:22 at 15 fps.
  • -  Biograph production no. 2996.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1480) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Photographed April 1, 1905. Location: 14th Street, New York, N.Y.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 24; Biograph production logs, v. 2: 1903-1912, p. 50-51; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 72.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  35 mm. dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 5571 to FZA 2315.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 85 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 85 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 85 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 85 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 85 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4494 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9832 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9766 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 0185 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 2315 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0013C (paper pos)
  • Box 5030A (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

  • 00694373

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Armitage, F. S., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Bargain day, 14th Street, New York. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694373/.

APA citation style:

Armitage, F. S., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1905) Bargain day, 14th Street, New York. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694373/.

MLA citation style:

Armitage, F. S., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Bargain day, 14th Street, New York. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694373/>.