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Film, Video Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal Vendome Hotel, San Jose, California

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Title

  • Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal

Other Title

  • Vendome Hotel, San Jose, California

Summary

  • "The world famous hotel, with crowded piazzas, which forms the background, is one of the best in the State of Califonia and is the principal stop for tourists en route to the famous Lick Observatory. The picture shows two four-horse coaches, two teams and two single horse carriages, loaded with tourists under the guidance of Mr. Ross, proprietor of the Mt. Hamilton Transportation Co., starting for the Observatory. The picture is full of action, the figures life size and clear, and the background of hotel, trees and foliage very true to life"--F.Z. Maguire & Co., catalogue, [March, 1898], p. 38.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), production
  • Blechynden, Frederick, camera
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1897.

Headings

  • -  Ross, Frank Harris,--1830-1905
  • -  Ross, Fred C.,--1866-1942
  • -  Hotel Vendome (San Jose, Calif.)
  • -  Mount Hamilton Stage Company
  • -  Tourism--California--San Jose
  • -  Horse-drawn vehicles--California--San Jose

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  60584 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60584.
  • -  Duration: 0:47 at 15 fps.
  • -  Summary taken from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900.
  • -  The proprietors of the Mount Hamilton Stage Company (Mount Hamilton Transportation Co.) were Frank Harris Ross and his son, Fred C. Ross. One or both may be depicted.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1109) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 147; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 486; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900, p. 338; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March, 1900, p. 21 viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, February 10, 2017.
  • -  Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
  • -  Appearing: Frank Harris Ross, Fred C. Ross?
  • -  Photographed on September 3 or September 4, 1897 in San Jose, California.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (28 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (48 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (28 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (48 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 30 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 4123 (viewing print)
  • FEC 1490 (viewing print)
  • FRA 6406 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 6780 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0421 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0043B (paper pos)
  • Box 5094D (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

  • 00694421

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897 to 1916 Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897 to 1916 Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1897. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694421/.

APA citation style:

Blechynden, F., Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1897) Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694421/.

MLA citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, et al. Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694421/>.