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Film, Video Empire State Express, the second, taking water on the fly

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • Empire State Express, the second, taking water on the fly

Summary

  • "The second Empire State Express, behind a 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive, demonstrates how to take water on the fly by scooping it out of a pan set between the railroad tracks"--George Kleine Collection...catalog, p. 35.

Names

  • Porter, Edwin S., camera
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1905.

Headings

  • -  Buffalo Limited (Express train)
  • -  Empire State Express (Express train)
  • -  Express trains--New York (State)
  • -  Atlantic Type (Steam locomotives)
  • -  Railroads--Water-supply

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  H62109 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 17Jun05; H62109.
  • -  Photographer, Edwin S. Porter.
  • -  Titles have been added to copy two viewing print and dupe neg pic in the Paper Print Collection.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1100) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Photographed on May 30, 1905, in Schenectady, N.Y., from a single camera position.
  • -  Included in the compilation film Railroading in the East, 1897-1906, produced by Blackhawk Films in 1959.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 89-90; George Kleine Collection...catalog, p. 35; Edison films catalog, n. 288, July 1906, p. 11; New York times, June 15, 1902, p. 2, "Fast trains to the west", viewed December 15, 2014, via ProQuest historical newspapers database.
  • -  George Kleine Collection purchased from Kleine estate March 27, 1947. 35 mm. nitrate film destroyed.
  • -  The George Kleine Collection of early motion pictures in the Library of Congress : a catalog / prepared by Rita Horwitz and Harriet Harrison with the assistance of Wendy White. Library of Congress, 1980.
  • -  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 (27 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (27 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • non-viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (27 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 75 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 2007 (viewing print)
  • FLA 4114 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 4405 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRA 1290 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FRB 0503 (master pos pic)
  • FRA 3835 (non-viewing print)
  • Box 0041D (paper pos)
  • Box 5088B (paper pos, copy 2)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mp73013300

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Porter, Edwin S., Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, Kleine, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Empire State Express, the second, taking water on the fly. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1905. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mp73013300/.

APA citation style:

Porter, E. S., Thomas A. Edison, I., Kleine, Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1905) Empire State Express, the second, taking water on the fly. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mp73013300/.

MLA citation style:

Porter, Edwin S., Camera, et al. Empire State Express, the second, taking water on the fly. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1905. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mp73013300/>.