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White, James H. (James Henry),
production
Blechynden, Frederick,
camera
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
moving image
motion picture
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Silent films.
Short films.
Nonfiction films.
xxu
monographic
United States
Edison Manufacturing Co.
1898
18980622
eng
viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (25 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 (25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
"Taken near the Union Works, San Francisco, Cal., immediately after the launching of the Japanese Man-of-war "Chitose." The scene opens with the pleasure yacht "Unadilla" passing in the immediate foreground, her decks loaded with passengers. The boat slowly passes, until the stern is directly to the audience. The water in the wake of the yacht is churned by her screw propeller into a milky stream. As the yacht recedes and the perspective widens, a fishing smack shows on the left, while in the right foreground is a small row-boat. Sharp and clear"--Edison films catalog, March 15, 1898.
"Southern Pacific Company series: The Southern Pacific Company ("Sunset Route") offers special inducements to winter travelers, by reason of its southern route, thereby avoiding the extreme cold of the winter months. Its course lies through a section of the country that presents a variety of beautiful and picturesque natural scenery. It is also the direct route to the popular resorts of Southern California, thereby making it a favorable route for tourists. The following subjects were taken by our artist while traveling over the very extensive lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., to whom we are indebted for many courtesies, and without whose co-operation we should not have been able to bring before the public these animated photographs of interesting and novel scenes"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White.
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 10Mar1898; 16426.
Duration: 0:27 at 30 fps.
The description in the Edison films catalog indicates that the ship depicted is the "pleasure yacht Unadilla". However, the ship depicted appears to be the U.S. tugboat, Unadilla, which was stationed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California at the time this film was taken.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0981) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed. DLC
Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian. DLC
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 386; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 3; Edison films catalog, March 15, 1898, p. 15 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 43 [MI]; NavSource Naval History WWW site, viewed November 13, 2015.
Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
Filmed January 22, 1898, at the Union Iron Works shipyard in San Francisco, California.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
n-us-ca
Unadilla (Tugboat)
Union Iron Works Co.
Ships
California
San Francisco
FLA 3995 (viewing print)
FEC 2852 (viewing print)
FRA 0028 (dupe neg pic)
FPE 9663 (dupe neg pic)
FRB 0490 (master pos pic)
Box 0063B (paper pos)
Box 5121B (paper pos, copy 2)
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00047088
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