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Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene
directed by James H. White, 1872-1944; produced by Thomas A. Edison (Jersey City, NJ: Thomas A. Edison, 1899), 1 min
Shows tap room of the 'Miners Arms,' stout lady at the bar, and three men playing stud horse. Old toper with a silk hat asleep by the stove. Rough miner enters, barmaid serves him with Red Eye Whiskey and he proceeds to clean out the place. Barmaid takes a hand with a siphon of vichy, and bounces the intruder, wit...
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directed by James H. White, 1872-1944; produced by Thomas A. Edison (Jersey City, NJ: Thomas A. Edison, 1899), 1 min
Description
Shows tap room of the 'Miners Arms,' stout lady at the bar, and three men playing stud horse. Old toper with a silk hat asleep by the stove. Rough miner enters, barmaid serves him with Red Eye Whiskey and he proceeds to clean out the place. Barmaid takes a hand with a siphon of vichy, and bounces the intruder, with the help of the card players, who line up before the bar and take copious drinks on the house.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
Thomas A. Edison
Author / Creator
James H. White, 1872-1944
Date Published / Released
1899-05-10
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison
Topic / Theme
Social drinking, Bars and saloons, Family and Culture, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Cutting Sugar Cane
produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (District of Columbia: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1902), 1 min
The poor condition of the film, its short length, and the distance of the subject matter from the camera position do not permit much description other than saying some workers are in a field. In the foreground, it can be seen that workers have been harvesting a crop of the cane family.
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produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (District of Columbia: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1902), 1 min
Description
The poor condition of the film, its short length, and the distance of the subject matter from the camera position do not permit much description other than saying some workers are in a field. In the foreground, it can be seen that workers have been harvesting a crop of the cane family.
Date Written / Recorded
1902
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Date Published / Released
1902
Publisher
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Topic / Theme
Farm workers, Harvesting, Sugarcane, Family and Culture, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Drill by Providence Police
produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (District of Columbia: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903), 2 mins
'In the center of a town square, a company of uniformed policemen equipped with nightsticks is standing at attention. The policemen execute several close-order drill maneuvers similar to those of any army infantry company. They end as they began, company front'-- Early motion pictures.
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produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (District of Columbia: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903), 2 mins
Description
'In the center of a town square, a company of uniformed policemen equipped with nightsticks is standing at attention. The policemen execute several close-order drill maneuvers similar to those of any army infantry company. They end as they began, company front'-- Early motion pictures.
Date Written / Recorded
1903
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Date Published / Released
1903-12-05
Publisher
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Topic / Theme
Military drills, Police officers, Political and Social Movements, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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The Esquimaux Village
produced by Thomas A. Edison (District of Columbia: Thomas A. Edison, 1901, originally published 1901), 1 min
The first of three camera positions shows a low building resembling an igloo beside a small pool, and an ice floe. Dark-complexioned people dressed as Eskimos run up and down alongside the pool, and a dog pulls a sled. Next, some sled dogs are led in front of the camera. The last camera position shows the same dog...
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produced by Thomas A. Edison (District of Columbia: Thomas A. Edison, 1901, originally published 1901), 1 min
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The first of three camera positions shows a low building resembling an igloo beside a small pool, and an ice floe. Dark-complexioned people dressed as Eskimos run up and down alongside the pool, and a dog pulls a sled. Next, some sled dogs are led in front of the camera. The last camera position shows the same dogs running into a tent made from animal skins. From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: THE ESQUIMAUX VILLAGE. Unguineuse. [code...
The first of three camera positions shows a low building resembling an igloo beside a small pool, and an ice floe. Dark-complexioned people dressed as Eskimos run up and down alongside the pool, and a dog pulls a sled. Next, some sled dogs are led in front of the camera. The last camera position shows the same dogs running into a tent made from animal skins. From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: THE ESQUIMAUX VILLAGE. Unguineuse. [code for telegraphic orders]. One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit, scenes are enacted just as they take place in the far away frozen North. In this subject we depict a large number of Esquimaux clothed in their native costumes and seated on their sleds, which are drawn by spans of four Esquimaux dogs. They are engaged in a race and are to be seen running over the ice and snow at a high rate of speed. There is a pond in the foreground of the picture on the shores of which the home stretch of the race takes place. The picture is perfect photographically, and the figures stand out clear and sharp, throwing a most perfect reflection on the pond.
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Date Written / Recorded
1901-07-31
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
Thomas A. Edison
Date Published / Released
1901, 1901-07-31
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison
Topic / Theme
World fairs, Inuit people, Family and Culture, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Inuit, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Panorama, Union Square, San Francisco
produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (Los Angeles, CA: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903), 3 mins
This film shows the crowd gathered in San Francisco for the dedication of the Dewey Monument in Union Square, on Thursday, May 14, 1903, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. The Monument, which is still in place, commemorates the victory of Admiral George Dewey and the American fleet over Spanish forces at Manila Bay, the...
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produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (Los Angeles, CA: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903), 3 mins
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This film shows the crowd gathered in San Francisco for the dedication of the Dewey Monument in Union Square, on Thursday, May 14, 1903, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. The Monument, which is still in place, commemorates the victory of Admiral George Dewey and the American fleet over Spanish forces at Manila Bay, the Philippines, on May 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. The monument is also a tribute to the sailors of the U.S. Navy. Ground wa...
This film shows the crowd gathered in San Francisco for the dedication of the Dewey Monument in Union Square, on Thursday, May 14, 1903, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. The Monument, which is still in place, commemorates the victory of Admiral George Dewey and the American fleet over Spanish forces at Manila Bay, the Philippines, on May 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. The monument is also a tribute to the sailors of the U.S. Navy. Ground was broken for the monument by President McKinley, Roosevelt's predecessor, on May 12, 1901. The dedication of the monument was President Roosevelt's last official act before leaving San Francisco. Union Square was - and is - the center of San Francisco's retail district, and is located two blocks north of Market Street. Originally a tall sand dune, the square was set aside as a public park in 1850. It got its name from the pro-Union rallies held there on the eve of the Civil War. The camera was located on the roof a building at the southeast corner of Stockton Street and Union Square Avenue (today's Maiden Lane). Looking north on Stockton, the camera pans left along Post Street, and across Union Square to Powell Street and the St. Francis Hotel to the west. The pan continues south to Geary Street and on to the Stockton Street intersection, then sweeps back north to Stockton Street before drifting back into the square. The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: [Frame: 0102 (part 1)] The opening view is north up Stockton Street toward the eastern slope of Nob Hill. The large building along Post Street is the Pacific Union Club, now located on Nob Hill. [0777 (part 1)] In Union Square to the left of the flagpole is the foliage 'Arch of Triumph' through which the arriving and departing President passed. Behind it across Post Street is the Savoy Hotel. [2020 (part 1)] The Dewey Monument is at center and the official dais below it to the left. The crowd is gathered for the ceremony. In the background rises the Saint Francis Hotel, which opened in 1904. The spire at right rear is the steeple of the First Congregational Church at Post and Mason streets. A new church was built on the site after 1906. Note men hanging from the tall pole in the square, at right. [2367 (part 1)] After a cut, the pan continues to the left. [2709 (part 1)] The view is west, along Geary Street. Note the large Cordes Furniture Company Building (later Breuners Furniture) [3100 (part 1)]. The wall advertisement reads 'Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Rugs, Mattings, Linoleums -- Your Credit is Good.' [3676 (part 1)] At the end of the southern pan, the distant, unfinished steel frame of the Flood Building on Market Street can be seen. To the right is the rear of Delmonico's Restaurant, which hides most of the Alcazar Theater. Note the ice van at the corner of Geary and Stockton streets. [Frame: 0100 (part 2)] After a cut in the continuity of the film, the ceremony has concluded and the crowd is seen surging toward Post Street to watch the departure of the President [1881 (part 2)]. The camera follows the crowd to Post and Stockton streets, then pans back into the square as crowds continue to gather along Post Street.
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Date Written / Recorded
1903-05-14
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Date Published / Released
1903-06-04
Publisher
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Topic / Theme
Monuments, Cities, War and Violence, Family and Culture, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Pres. Roosevelt & Party Arrive at Pearl Harbor on USS Baltimore
(District of Columbia: United States. Department of Defense, 1944), 8 mins
1) GV USS BALTIMORE entering Pearl Harbor, docks FG. 2) MS Sailors salute, flak BG. 3) MS Sailors lined up on dock, salute. 4) GV USS BALTIMORE tying up to dock, crane BG. 5) MS President"s party exits down gangway. 6) GV President"s auto caravan passes, enlisted personnel & yard workers lined up on side of road....
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(District of Columbia: United States. Department of Defense, 1944), 8 mins
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1) GV USS BALTIMORE entering Pearl Harbor, docks FG. 2) MS Sailors salute, flak BG. 3) MS Sailors lined up on dock, salute. 4) GV USS BALTIMORE tying up to dock, crane BG. 5) MS President"s party exits down gangway. 6) GV President"s auto caravan passes, enlisted personnel & yard workers lined up on side of road. 7) HS Officers on dock waiting for BALTIMORE to dock. 8) HS Roosevelt, McArthur on bridge USS BALTIMORE. 9) MS-Pan Roosevelt & officers...
1) GV USS BALTIMORE entering Pearl Harbor, docks FG. 2) MS Sailors salute, flak BG. 3) MS Sailors lined up on dock, salute. 4) GV USS BALTIMORE tying up to dock, crane BG. 5) MS President"s party exits down gangway. 6) GV President"s auto caravan passes, enlisted personnel & yard workers lined up on side of road. 7) HS Officers on dock waiting for BALTIMORE to dock. 8) HS Roosevelt, McArthur on bridge USS BALTIMORE. 9) MS-Pan Roosevelt & officers walk along dock, cranes BG. 10) MS BALTIMORE underway in harbor, men man rail of ship FG. 11) MCU President"s flag. 12) MS Roosevelt greets officers on bridge. 13) MS Men man rail USS ENTERPRISE.
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Date Written / Recorded
1944-07-30
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Date Published / Released
1944
Publisher
United States. Department of Defense
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Navy ships, Presidents, Navy sailors, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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President Roosevelt Crossing the Field
produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (Los Angeles, CA: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1902), 1 min
President Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary of War Root, Secretary of the Navy Long, and a number of others, crosses the football field during the half-time of the game.
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produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (Los Angeles, CA: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1902), 1 min
Description
President Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary of War Root, Secretary of the Navy Long, and a number of others, crosses the football field during the half-time of the game.
Date Written / Recorded
1902
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Date Published / Released
1902
Publisher
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Person Discussed
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919
Topic / Theme
American football, Presidents, Political and Social Movements, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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25th Infantry
produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (Jersey City, NJ: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1900), 1 min
From the Biograph picture catalogue: Gen. Frederick D. Grant and Gen. A.S. Burt [commander of the 25th Infantry Regiment] returning from Mt. Ariat [sic], at the head of the famous 25th Infantry, colored.
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produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (Jersey City, NJ: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1900), 1 min
Description
From the Biograph picture catalogue: Gen. Frederick D. Grant and Gen. A.S. Burt [commander of the 25th Infantry Regiment] returning from Mt. Ariat [sic], at the head of the famous 25th Infantry, colored.
Date Written / Recorded
1900-01
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Date Published / Released
1900
Publisher
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Person Discussed
Frederick Dent Grant, 1850-1912
Topic / Theme
Infantry, Soldiers, Philippine-American War, 1899-1902, War and Violence, Race and Gender, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Boat Race
(Jersey City, NJ: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1904), 2 mins
Two standard U.S. Navy eight-oar pulling boats, each commanded by a coxswain at the steering position in the stern, are seen abeam of one another. At a signal, both pulling boats begin moving and it can be seen that the camera was positioned on a vessel following the two competing pulling boats. The camera stays w...
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(Jersey City, NJ: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1904), 2 mins
Description
Two standard U.S. Navy eight-oar pulling boats, each commanded by a coxswain at the steering position in the stern, are seen abeam of one another. At a signal, both pulling boats begin moving and it can be seen that the camera was positioned on a vessel following the two competing pulling boats. The camera stays with the two boats until their destination is disclosed as a navy battle cruiser at anchor. The cruiser, unidentified, is flying an Amer...
Two standard U.S. Navy eight-oar pulling boats, each commanded by a coxswain at the steering position in the stern, are seen abeam of one another. At a signal, both pulling boats begin moving and it can be seen that the camera was positioned on a vessel following the two competing pulling boats. The camera stays with the two boats until their destination is disclosed as a navy battle cruiser at anchor. The cruiser, unidentified, is flying an American flag. The film ends as the two pulling boats come abeam of the cruiser Indiana with their oars in the 'boat oar' position.
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Date Written / Recorded
1904-11-11
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Date Published / Released
1904
Publisher
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Topic / Theme
Navy ships, Boat racing, Family and Culture, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Bucking Broncho
produced by William K. L. Dickson, 1860-1935 (Jersey City, NJ: Thomas A. Edison, 1894), 1 min
From Raff & Gammon price list: An out-of-door scene. The men and horse of this subject are from 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West.' 15.00. From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A cowboy riding an unruly 'bronco.' From Edison films catalog: A fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular bronc...
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produced by William K. L. Dickson, 1860-1935 (Jersey City, NJ: Thomas A. Edison, 1894), 1 min
Description
From Raff & Gammon price list: An out-of-door scene. The men and horse of this subject are from 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West.' 15.00. From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A cowboy riding an unruly 'bronco.' From Edison films catalog: A fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one.
Date Written / Recorded
1894-10-16
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
William K. L. Dickson, 1860-1935
Date Published / Released
1894
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison
Topic / Theme
Horses, Rodeos, Family and Culture, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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