Film, Video Wreck of the battleship "Maine" Wreck of the "Maine" in Havana Harbor
About this Item
- Title
- Wreck of the battleship "Maine"
- Other Title
- Wreck of the "Maine" in Havana Harbor
- Summary
- "Taken in Havana Harbor from a moving launch, and shows the wreck of the "Maine" surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels. The warped and twisted remains show how thoroughly this immense mass of iron and steel was blown out of all semblance of a vessel. The background of this picture is formed by the shores of Havana Harbor, and as the yacht moves around, a panoramic view of the shores adds an interesting feature"--Edison films "war extra" catalog.
- Contributor Names
- Paley, William Daly, 1857-1924, camera.
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Created / Published
- United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1898.
- Subject Headings
- - Maine (Battleship)--Explosion, 1898
- - Shipwrecks--Cuba--Havana
- Genre
- Actualities (Motion pictures)
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
- Notes
- - 25323 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Apr1898; 25323.
- - Original main title lacking.
- - Camera, William Paley.
- - Duration: 0:49 at 16 fps.
- - "Spanish-American War"--Early motion pictures.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 0229) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
- - Filmed ca. March 17-April 1, 1898, in Havana Harbor, Cuba.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- - Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p.413; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 371; Edison films "war extra" catalog, May 10, 1898, p. 7 [MI].
- - 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 9299 to FZA 2637.
- Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (24 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (58 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (24 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (58 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 3243 (viewing print)
- FEC 2872 (viewing print)
- FRA 0566 (dupe neg pic)
- FZA 2637 (dupe neg pic)
- FRB 0670 (master pos pic)
- Box 0369F (paper pos)
- Box 5557F (paper pos, 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/sawmp.0229
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 98500970
- Online Format
- image
- video
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/98500970
- Additional Metadata Formats
- MARCXML Record
- MODS Record
- Dublin Core Record
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Contributors
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Paley, William Daly
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc
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