Film, Video A perilous proceeding
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Title
- A perilous proceeding
Summary
- The film follows a group of approximately ten men who are suspended on the cable of a large crane atop a building under construction. As the men are lifted over the site and gradually lowered, they wave to the camera.
Names
- Congdon, James, camera.
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1902.
Headings
- - Construction workers--New York (State)--New York
- - Cranes, derricks, etc.--New York (State)--New York
- - Building sites--New York (State)--New York
Genre
- Actualities (Motion pictures)
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
Notes
- - H16639 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 16Apr1902; H16639.
- - Duration: 1:19 at 10 fps.
- - Camera, James Congdon.
- - Photographed October 21, 1901. Location: Broadway and 13th Street, New York, N.Y.
- - Biograph production no. 2050.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 1174) 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.
- - 35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 5561 to FZA 2624.
Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (22 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 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (22 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 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 20 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 4188 (viewing print)
- FEB 9817 (viewing print)
- FEB 9784 (viewing print, copy 2)
- FRA 1352 (dupe neg pic)
- FZA 2624 (dupe neg pic)
- FPE 5610 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
- FRB 2022 (master pos pic)
- Box 0024F (paper pos)
- Box 5041H (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
- 00694383
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- video
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Contributor
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
- Congdon, James
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)