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Film, Video Pilot boats in New York harbor

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About this Item

Title

  • Pilot boats in New York harbor

Summary

  • A New York harbor pilot boat passes close enough for members of the crew to be seen [Frame: 0471]. Following the sailing vessel is a steamship [Frame: 0780].
  • "A close view of an eighty footer, schooner-rigged, trim as a private yacht, skimming over the waters of the harbor near Robin's Reef [i.e., Robbins Reef], which picturesque little lighthouse is seen in the near background. A steamer decked with bunting also passes by at close range. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog.

Names

  • White, James, production.
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1899.

Headings

  • -  Pilot boats
  • -  Schooners
  • -  Steamboats
  • -  Lighthouses--New Jersey
  • -  New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  27966 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 22Apr1899; 27966.
  • -  Duration: 0:48 at 15 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0002) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Filmed April 17, 1899 in New York Harbor.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 250; Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 499; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 42.
  • -  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 (15 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (43 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (15 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (43 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll (ca. 45 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 45 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3016 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9843 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0010 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5547 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 1131G (paper pos)
  • Box 5267F (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

  • 00694407

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Pilot boats in New York harbor. produceds by White, Jamesuction United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1899. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694407/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1899) Pilot boats in New York harbor. White, J., prod United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694407/.

MLA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. Pilot boats in New York harbor. prod by White, Jamesuction United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1899. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694407/>.