Film, Video A street Arab
About this Item
- Title
- A street Arab
- Summary
- "Shows one of New York's street gamins going through various acrobatic evolutions; he turns handsprings backward and forward, walks the crab, does cart wheels and other kindred feats. An exceptionally unique part of the performance is his standing on his head and twisting around like a top. It is safe to say he will be bald-headed at an early age"--Edison films catalog.
- Contributor Names
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- AFI/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Created / Published
- United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1898.
- Subject Headings
- - Boys--New York (State)--New York
- - Street entertainers--New York (State)--New York
- - Acrobatics--New York (State)--New York
- Genre
- Actualities (Motion pictures)
- Peep shows (Motion pictures)
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
- Notes
- - 25336 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Apr1898; 25336.
- - Duration: 0:27 at 30 fps.
- - Photographed in April, 1898 in New York, N.Y.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 0064) 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. 313; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 422-423; M/B/RS Film & Television catalog card; Edison films catalog, supplement no. 4, war extra, May 20, 1898, p. 10.
- - 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 (26 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (46 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (26 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (46 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 3078 (viewing print)
- FEB 9804 (viewing print)
- FEA 8412 (viewing print, copy 2)
- FRA 0419 (dupe neg pic)
- FPE 5537 (dupe neg pic)
- FPB 9160 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
- FRB 1207 (master pos pic)
- Box 0134Q (paper pos)
- Box 5056E (paper pos, copy 2)
- Repository
- Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
- Digital Id
- https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00012562
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 00694377
- Online Format
- image
- video
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/00694377
- Additional Metadata Formats
- MARCXML Record
- MODS Record
- Dublin Core Record
Part of
- The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898 to 1906 (54)
- Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies (431)
- National Screening Room (570)
- Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (1,840)
- Library of Congress Online Catalog (1,309,334)
Format
Contributors
- Afi/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc
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