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Film, Video S.S. "Queen" loading Steamship "Queen" loading

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About this Item

Title

  • S.S. "Queen" loading

Other Title

  • Steamship "Queen" loading

Summary

  • "Shows the S.S. "Queen" at Seattle with an immense crowd of miners crowding the decks of the boat and the docks, carrying aboard baggage, implements, etc. Taken at the height of the excitement and gives a good idea of the vast numbers that started for the gold fields"--F.Z. Maguire catalogue.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

Headings

  • -  Queen (Ship)
  • -  Gold mines and mining--Equipment and supplies
  • -  Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • -  Loading and unloading--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • -  Gold miners--Transportation
  • -  Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  60557 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60557.
  • -  Duration: 0:25 at 30 fps.
  • -  May be part of Edison's "Northern Pacific Railway series" including films taken at various points on the Northern Pacific Railway during the Klondike gold rush.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0027) 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. 321; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 284; F.Z. Maguire & Co. catalogue, March 1898, p. 34; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 12 [MI].
  • -  Filmed August 6, 1897, in Seattle, Washington.
  • -  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 (28 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 (28 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 3041 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2316 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0256 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7976 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0552F (paper pos)
  • Box 5288E (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

  • 00694295

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. S.S. "Queen" loading. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00694295/.

APA citation style:

Blechynden, F., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1897) S.S. "Queen" loading. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00694295/.

MLA citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. S.S. "Queen" loading. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/00694295/>.