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Film, Video New York City "ghetto" fish market

digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • New York City "ghetto" fish market

Summary

  • "A fine panoramic view of this busy market on a Friday morning. Immense throngs of people are seen passing along the stands and making their selections of fish. A great character study. 165 feet"--Edison films catalog.

Names

  • Smith, James Blair, camera
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 1903.

Headings

  • -  Markets--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Selling--Seafood--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Purchasing--New York (State)--New York
  • -  City and town life--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H32029 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 20May1903; H32029.
  • -  Duration: 2:53 at 15 fps.
  • -  Camera, James Blair Smith.
  • -  Photographed May 1, 1903.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2099) 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. 221; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 730; Edison films catalog, no. 185, October, 1903, p. 10.
  • -  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 5371 to FZA 2326.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (91 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 165 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (91 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 165 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 165 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 165 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5113 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9440 (viewing print)
  • FRA 2873 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 2326 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0027C (paper pos)
  • Box 5012B (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

  • 00694374

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Smith, James Blair, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. New York City "ghetto" fish market. United States: Thomas A. Edison, In, 1903. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694374/.

APA citation style:

Smith, J. B., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1903) New York City "ghetto" fish market. United States: Thomas A. Edison, In. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694374/.

MLA citation style:

Smith, James Blair, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. New York City "ghetto" fish market. United States: Thomas A. Edison, In, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694374/>.