Film, Video Automobile parade

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Title
Automobile parade
Summary
This may be the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady King, Alexander Winton and Ransom Eli Olds had each introduced their gasoline cars. In 1900, the first National Auto Show was held at Madison Square Garden and the favorites were the electrics and the steamers. In 1901, new oil fields in Texas made gasoline affordable. That same year, mass production techniques were introduced into car manufacturing. These two factors would prove to be key developments in the rapid growth of the American automobile industry.
Contributor Names
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1900.
Subject Headings
-  Parades--New York (State)--New York
-  Automobiles--New York (State)--New York
-  Antique and classic cars--New York (State)--New York
-  Automobiles, Steam
-  Electric automobiles
Genre
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  D3293 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 6Feb1900; D3293.
-  Duration: 1:52 at 15 fps.
-  Ref print copies 1 and 2 and dupe neg copy 2 are low contrast; ref print copies 3 and 4 and dupe neg copy 1 are high contrast.
-  Location: New York, N.Y.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  paper pos; Received: 2/6/1900; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
-  ref prints, masterpos, and dupe negs; Received: 1991 from LC lab; preservation Paper Print Collection.
Medium
paper pos. 1 roll (128 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC 128 (paper pos)
FEB 9315 (ref print)
FEB 9316 (ref print, copy 2)
FEB 9317 (ref print, copy 3)
FEB 9318 (ref print, copy 4)
FPE 5062 (masterpos)
FPE 5063 (dupe neg)
FPE 5064 (dupe neg, copy 2)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2b46029
Library of Congress Control Number
00694403
Online Format
image
video
Description
This may be the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady King, Alexander Winton and Ransom Eli Olds had each introduced their gasoline cars. In 1900, the first National Auto Show was held at Madison Square Garden and the favorites were the electrics and the steamers. In 1901, new oil fields in Texas made gasoline affordable. That same year, mass production techniques were introduced into car manufacturing. These two factors would prove to be key developments in the rapid growth of the American automobile industry.
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/00694403
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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Automobile Parade. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694403/. (Accessed August 23, 2017.)

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Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1900) Automobile Parade. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694403/.

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