S.S. "Williamette" leaving for Klondike /
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Blechynden, Frederick, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
moving image
Actualities (Motion pictures) lcgft
Silent films. lcgft
Short films. lcgft
Nonfiction films. lcgft
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co.,
1897.
eng
"Shows the steamer backing out from the docks of the Northern Pacific R.R. Co. at Seattle Wash., with its immense load of passengers waving adieux to relatives and friends"--F.Z. Maguire & Co. catalog.
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60556.
Name of ship is misspelled in the Edison film catalog. The correct spelling is "Willamette", not "Williamette".
Cameraman credit from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900; Early motion pictures credits Robert K. Bonine as the cameraman.
Duration: 0:26 at 30 fps.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1105) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
May be part of Edison's Northern Pacific Railway Series.
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. 323; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 294; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 9 [MI].
Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
Filmed August 9, 1897, in Seattle, Washington.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
Willamette (Ship)
Gold mines and mining--Equipment and supplies.
Gold miners--Transportation.
Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
S.S. "Williamette" leaving for Klondike
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