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Film, Video Bicycle trick riding, no. 2 Title in Edison films catalog, no. 105: Bicycle trick riding

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About this Item

Title

  • Bicycle trick riding, no. 2

Other Title

  • Title in Edison films catalog, no. 105: Bicycle trick riding

Summary

  • Opens with a man riding a bicycle in a backwards circle, on a stage with a painted backdrop of a city street. He dismounts, then remounts the cycle and rides in a forwards circle, pausing and balancing for a moment as he rears up and spins the front wheel. Continuing in the circle, the man moves in front of the handlebars and continues pedaling briefly. For his next trick, the cyclist makes one circle and then pauses center stage as he does a balancing act to the left side of the bike, with his left leg on the pedal and his right on the front wheel. Ends after he remounts but continues to hold the bicycle motionless.
  • "Neidert, of national fame, does stunts on his wheel that are simply wonderful. Makes his bicycle rear up, and rides around the stage on his back wheel; besides a lot of other easy things, such as riding on one pedal and riding backward, seated on handlebar. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), production
  • Neidert, Eugene A., performer
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1899.

Headings

  • -  Stunt cycling
  • -  Bicycles

Genre

  • Filmed vaudeville acts
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  20771 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 20Mar1899; 20771.
  • -  Original main title lacking.
  • -  Duration: 0:34 at 20 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0836) 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; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 22; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 49; AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 93; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900, p. 493.
  • -  Performer: Eugene A. Neidert.
  • -  Photographed in March, 1899, in Edison's Black Maria studio in West Orange, 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 (20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (43 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (43 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 45 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3850 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2205 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0232 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7738 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1296 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0263B (paper pos)
  • Box 5198B (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

  • 96515569

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2. performeds by Neidert, Eugene A, produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1899. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96515569/.

APA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1899) Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2. Neidert, E. A., performer, White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96515569/.

MLA citation style:

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2. performer by Neidert, Eugene A, prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1899. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/96515569/>.