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Film, Video Wreck of the "Vizcaya" Wreck of the "Viscaya" / Wreck of the Viscaya in Santiago, Cuba, 1898

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Title

  • Wreck of the "Vizcaya"

Other Title

  • Wreck of the "Viscaya"
  • Wreck of the Viscaya in Santiago, Cuba, 1898

Summary

  • Spanish armored cruiser Vizcaya was destroyed by the U.S. Navy on July 4, 1898, while trying to escape a blockade of Santiago Bay in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
  • "This is a wonderfully impressive picture, taken on the morning after the battle in which the Spanish navy was destroyed. This battleship, once the "Pride of Spain," is shown a ruined hulk on the beach, the terrible effect of the guns of Uncle Sam's warships being apparent everywhere. Contrasted with our earlier picture of the "Viscaya" in New York Harbor ["Vizcaya" under full headway], the "Viscaya" here presents a woeful appearance"--American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue.

Names

  • American Mutoscope Company.
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : American Mutoscope Company, 1898.

Headings

  • -  Vizcaya (Armored cruiser)
  • -  Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898
  • -  Spanish-American War, 1898--Naval operations
  • -  Shipwrecks--Cuba

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H30726 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 24Apr1903; H30726.
  • -  Original main title lacking; titles added to Paper Print Collection copies during restoration.
  • -  Probable release date from AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910.
  • -  Duration: 0:27 at 16 fps.
  • -  Filmed July 3, 1898, off the coast of Santiago de Cuba.
  • -  Biograph production no. 707.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0136) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 371; American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902, p. 202 [MI]; Theodore Roosevelt Association...catalog, p. 167; Musser, C. Emergence of cinema, v. 1, p. 248; Werstein, I. The Spanish-American War, p. 110; Freidel, F. The splendid little war, p. 229.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  The Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection : a catalog / prepared by Wendy White-Henson and Veronica M. Gillespie. Library of Congress, 1986.
  • -  On original cataloging record: Rcvd: 1967. Transf. to LC from NPS; NPS acq. from RMA; gift to RMA from Biograph. Slight deterioration. Transf. to safety from LC nitrate at USDA lab: 5/68 and LC lab: 11/74.
  • -  35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 9300 to FZA 2650.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (16 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (10 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (16 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (10 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (10 ft.) : si., b&w ; mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (26 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3150 (viewing print)
  • FAB 1223 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FEC 2873 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0483 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRA 6174 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FZA 2650 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1107 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0281R (paper pos)
  • Box 5586F (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

  • 98500519

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is providing access to the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures for educational and research purposes. The Library is not aware of any copyrights or other rights associated with this Collection. However, users should note that the written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

U.S. Troops Landing at Daiquirí, Cuba; Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago; Pack Mules with Ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba; and 25th Infantry are reproduced here courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

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Chicago citation style:

American Mutoscope Company, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, Paper Print Collection, Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection, and Niver. Wreck of the "Vizcaya". United States: American Mutoscope Company, 1898. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/98500519/.

APA citation style:

American Mutoscope Company, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, Paper Print Collection, Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection & Niver. (1898) Wreck of the "Vizcaya". United States: American Mutoscope Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98500519/.

MLA citation style:

American Mutoscope Company, et al. Wreck of the "Vizcaya". United States: American Mutoscope Company, 1898. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98500519/>.