Babies rolling eggs Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) moving image motion picture two-dimensional moving image Actualities (Motion pictures) Silent films. Short films. Nonfiction films. xxu monographic United States Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 1902 19020331 eng

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viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (33 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 (33 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. 35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 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. "Some small children in winter clothing face the camera in a semicircle. They throw what appear to be eggs down the incline toward the camera position. From left and right of the camera, a great number of young boys scramble for the eggs. Many close-ups and mass photographs of the activities are then shown"--Early motion pictures. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 07Apr02; H16124. Early motion pictures and the AFI catalog give a questionable production date of March 31, 1902, which is most likely correct. According to sources consulted, in 1902 the White House Easter Egg Roll was held on March 31. Listed in the Edison films catalog under the title, Egg rolling at the White House (150 feet), which was also available as three separate films of 50 feet each: Babies rolling eggs, Tossing eggs, and, Scrambling for eggs. Duration: 1:09 at 16 fps. Paper print shelf number (LC 0768) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed. DLC Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian. DLC Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 19; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 60; Edison films catalogs, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 93-94 (Egg rolling at the White House), and no. 288, July, 1906, p. 108-109 viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, May 1, 2017; Evening star (Washington, D.C.), March 31, 1902, p. 12, viewed online on LC's Chronicling America WWW site, May 1, 2017; Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 16, 1900, p. 3, viewed online on LC's Chronicling America WWW site. May 1, 2017. Filmed March 31, 1902 at the White House in Washington, D.C. 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-dc White House Easter Egg Roll. Easter Washington (D.C.) Games Washington (D.C.) Children Washington (D.C.) FLA 3782 (viewing print) FEC 1872 (viewing print) FRA 0150 (dupe neg pic) FPF 0803 (dupe neg pic) FRB 1265 (master pos pic) Box 0130B (paper pos) Box 5566B (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.00060720 AVCMS (DLC) 60720 00563634 aacr amim DLC 000203 20250606181120.9 11902594 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)