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Film, Video Mystic Shriner's Day, Dreamland, Coney Island

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • Mystic Shriner's Day, Dreamland, Coney Island

Summary

  • A parade of Mystic Shriners in ritual costumes and traditional hats, carrying a banner reading "Mecca"; some walk, some are mounted on horses, a few ride on camels and on one elephant. Many men and women in street dress walk casually in the parade. Single camera position from high angle.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1905.

Headings

  • -  Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America
  • -  Dreamland (New York, N.Y.)
  • -  Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H64177 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 7Aug05; H64177.
  • -  Photographed in July, 1905 in Coney Island, New York.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2095) 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. 216-217; George Kleine...catalog, p. 91; Musser, C. Before the nickelodeon, p. 323.
  • -  George Kleine 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.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  On original cataloging record: copy 1 of viewing print and dupe neg pic are better quality than copy 2.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (86 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (107 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (86 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (107 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • non-viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (86 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 300 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 300 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 1678 (viewing print)
  • FLA 5109 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 4214 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRA 2065 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FRB 1529 (master pos pic)
  • FRA 4215 (non-viewing print)
  • Box 0110D (paper pos)
  • Box 5037B (paper pos, copy 2)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp73107000

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Kleine, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Mystic Shriner's Day, Dreamland, Coney Island. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1905. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73107000/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I., Kleine, Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1905) Mystic Shriner's Day, Dreamland, Coney Island. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73107000/.

MLA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, et al. Mystic Shriner's Day, Dreamland, Coney Island. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1905. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mp73107000/>.