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Film, Video [Lancaster, Pa., high school]

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Title

  • [Lancaster, Pa., high school]

Summary

  • "Shows boys and girls going out the door and down the steps of a high school building in Lancaster, Pa. The boys come out first, led by a man, probably a teacher, holding a young boy's hand. The boys wear suits, and a few carry books or instrument cases. The girls, wearing long dresses and broad-brimmed hats, follow the boys. The last person to leave the building is a man, probably another teacher, in a top coat and hat. Filmed from a single camera position"--The George Kleine Collection catalog.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., between 1900 and 1905].

Headings

  • -  Lancaster High School (Lancaster, Pa.)
  • -  High school students--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
  • -  Silent films

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  All titles lacking.
  • -  Title and production information from Kleine inventories.
  • -  Duration: 1:56 at 18 fps.
  • -  Approximate date of film from clothing of students; not later than 1905, when girls moved to a new high school building.
  • -  Sources used: The George Kleine Collection...catalog, p. 67-68; Lancaster Online WWW site viewed July 16, 2021 (Watch 1900 movie of Lancaster Boys' High School, posted October 23, 2015); RLPS Architects WWW site viewed July 16, 2021; High School news, v. 9, no. 1, June 1905 viewed online July 16, 2021 via the Power Library WWW site.
  • -  Collection purchased from Kleine estate March 27, 1947. 35 mm. nitrate film destroyed.
  • -  The George Kleine Collection of early motion pictures in the Library of Congress : a catalog / prepared by Rita Horwitz and Harriet Harrison with the assistance of Wendy White. Library of Congress, 1980.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (51 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (51 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • non-viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (51 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 1595 (viewing print)
  • FRA 4059 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRA 4060 (non-viewing print)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp73079000

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Kleine. Lancaster, Pa., high school. [United states: edison manufacturing co., between 1900 and 1905, 1900] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73079000/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I. & Kleine. (1900) Lancaster, Pa., high school. [United states: edison manufacturing co., between 1900 and 1905] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73079000/.

MLA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Kleine. Lancaster, Pa., high school. [United states: edison manufacturing co., between 1900 and 1905, 1900] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp73079000/>.