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Film, Video Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

Summary

  • "The scene of the overhead crossing of the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads at Elizabeth, N.J. While a Pennsylvania train is passing over the arch, the Philadelphia Express on the Central Railroad comes dashing underneath at full speed, head on to the audience"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.

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

  • -  Central Railroad of New Jersey
  • -  Pennsylvania Railroad
  • -  Express trains--New Jersey
  • -  Railroad bridges--New Jersey--Elizabeth

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  43412 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43412.
  • -  Duration: 0:20 at 30 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0881) 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. 314-315; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 248; Maguire & Baucus. Fall catalogue, 1897, p. 9 [MI].
  • -  Camera, William Heise?
  • -  Filmed in June or July 1897, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
  • -  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 (15 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (15 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 40 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3895 (viewing print)
  • FEB 1329 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1116 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 9593 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0122K (paper pos)
  • Box 5554E (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

  • 00694280

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00694280/.

APA citation style:

Heise, W., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1897) Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00694280/.

MLA citation style:

Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/00694280/>.