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Film, Video Funeral of Hiram Cronk

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About this Item

Title

  • Funeral of Hiram Cronk

Summary

  • The film shows a city thoroughfare lined with crowds of people watching a military parade. The first group to come into view is a marching band, then a large formation of soldiers in the uniform of Rough Riders. Following them is a hearse drawn by four black horses, escorted by veterans of the Civil War, and horse-drawn open carriages. The camera position shifts and most of the paraders can be seen for a second time: the band, the hearse, and the Civil War veterans. Hiram Cronk, a veteran of the War of 1812, died at the age of 105. He was the last surviving veteran of that war.

Names

  • Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera.
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

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

Headings

  • -  Cronk, Hiram,--1800-1905--Death and burial
  • -  Funeral rites and ceremonies--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Military funerals--New York (State)--New York
  • -  United States--History--War of 1812--Veterans

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H61323 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 25May1905; H61323.
  • -  Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer.
  • -  Duration: 3:51 at 15 fps.
  • -  Photographed May 18, 1905. Location: Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.
  • -  Biograph production no. 3030.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2029) 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.114; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 390; Biograph production logs; New York times, May 19, 1905, p. 16 viewed August 21, 2019 via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
  • -  paper pos Received: 1905-05-25; 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.
  • -  35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 5555 to FZA 2330.
  • -  Paper print roll lacking suffix.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (96 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 250 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (96 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 250 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 95 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1(ca. 250 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 250 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5043 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9814 (viewing print)
  • FRA 2004 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 2330 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0866 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0133 (paper pos)
  • Box 5161A (paper pos, copy 2)

Source Collection

  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694398

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Funeral of Hiram Cronk. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694398/.

APA citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1905) Funeral of Hiram Cronk. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694398/.

MLA citation style:

Bitzer, G. W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Funeral of Hiram Cronk. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694398/>.