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Film, Video Free-for-all race at Charter Oak Park Title in Edison films catalog: $6,000 free-for-all pace at Charter Oak Park / Six thousand dollar free-for-all pace at Charter Oak Park / Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: $6,000 free-for-all race at Charter Oak Park

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Title

  • Free-for-all race at Charter Oak Park

Other Title

  • Title in Edison films catalog: $6,000 free-for-all pace at Charter Oak Park
  • Six thousand dollar free-for-all pace at Charter Oak Park
  • Variant title in Edison motion pictures 1890-1900: $6,000 free-for-all race at Charter Oak Park

Summary

  • "Shows a part of the enormous crowd and the start and finish of the free-for-all pacing race, in which the fastest harness horse in the world, John R. Gentry (2:00-1/2), the coming Star Pointer and Frank Agan competed for a purse of $6,000. The heat we photographed was won by Star Pointer in the fast time of 2:04-3/4"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.
  • "Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04-3/4 heat run by the fastest harness horse in the world, John R. Gentry. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), production
  • Heise, William, camera
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

Headings

  • -  John R. Gentry--(Horse),--1889-1920
  • -  Star Pointer--(Horse),--1889-1910
  • -  Frank Agan--(Horse),--1890-1904?
  • -  Charter Oak Park (Hartford, Conn.)
  • -  Harness racing--Connecticut--Hartford
  • -  Harness racehorses--Connecticut--Hartford

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  43418 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43418.
  • -  Duration: 0:26 at 30 fps.
  • -  According to the article, "And They're Off!: Harness Racing at Charter Oak Park", on the Connecticut history WWW site, this is the first harness race ever filmed.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0882) 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; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 314; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 112; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 30 [MI]; Maguire & Baucus. Fall catalogue, 1897, p. 9 [MI]; Connecticut history WWW site, viewed October 14, 2014.
  • -  Camera, William Heise.
  • -  Filmed July 5, 1897, at Charter Oak Park race track, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (18 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (18 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3896 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2761 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1117 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 9578 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0119C (paper pos)
  • Box 5554D (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

  • 00694210

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Free-for-all race at Charter Oak Park. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00694210/.

APA citation style:

Heise, W., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1897) Free-for-all race at Charter Oak Park. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00694210/.

MLA citation style:

Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Free-for-all race at Charter Oak Park. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/00694210/>.