05300cgm a2200805 a 4500 12024153 20250606182145.1 mr bf dnnaranna|------ cr b| |||||||| mr bf fnnartnna|------ mr bf dnnbdanna|------ 991201s1894 xxu001 ml 7 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-movingim qm22 2007-01-29 qm22 2015-07-22 LCAP batch update 2025-06-01-04:00: LCAPM-1033 00694192 2887 44732 U.S. Copyright Office 18940107 3814 W44 12024153 98799084 DLC DLC amim DLC n-us--- FLA 4688 (viewing print) FLA 6049 (viewing print, copy 2) FYA 0970 (viewing print) FRA 0255 (dupe neg pic) Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, January 7, 1894 / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, W.K.L. Dickson. Sneeze Fred Ott's sneeze Ott's sneeze Kinetoscopic record of a sneeze United States. United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1894. viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 45 frames) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 45 frames) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 4 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 45 frames) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent projected g rdamedia film reel mr rdacarrier Duration: 0:05 at 16 fps. There appear to be two copyright registrations associated with this title. Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, (c) W. K. L. Dickson; 9Jan1894; 2887 is the registration that has been associated with the motion picture. Edison kinetoscopic records. (c) W. K. L. Dickson; 6Oct1893; 44732 is the registration that has been associated with the photographic print. According to Kemp Niver's Early motion pictures, the film was created from the photographic print. Despite research into original copyright records, it is unclear why there are two different titles for the same work, or why two registrations were issued. On the LC ILS record for the photographic print (lccn 95505651), the copyright registration number is 44732Y. The letter Y was used for 1893 copyright registrations. In some paperwork, the other registration number appears as 2887Z, the letter Z indicating that the year of registration was 1894. Paper print shelf number (LC 0026A) appears on cards in Paper Print Collection card file, but does not appear in paper print re-housing logs. Niver's Early motion pictures states that this title was deposited as photograph. Cannot confirm, as item is not on shelf in M/B/RS. May be housed in the Prints and Photographs Division. DLC Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian. DLC Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 86-87; Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 87. Camera, William Heise. Appearing: Fred Ott. Filmed January 7, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. "Considered to be the first motion picture given legal status by copyright acceptance. The forty-five frames it contains were sent in for copyright as a still picture. The action consists of a man, Fred Ott, sneezing. Application for copyright was filed by William K. Laurie Dickson, Edison's assistant and supervisor of the new motion picture project. The frames were rephotographed from the still picture and turned back into a motion picture"--Early motion pictures. 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. Ott, Frederic P. Sneezing. Actualities (Motion pictures) lcgft Silent films. lcgft Short films. lcgft Nonfiction films. lcgft Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production. Heise, William, camera. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, January 7, 1894 (DLC) 180290 AVCMS Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu Digital viewing copy ntscrm 00180290 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00180290 Digital viewing copy (Harper's Weekly version) ntscrm 02013695 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.02013695 35 mm viewing print renumbered: FEC 8091 to FYA 0970. mi/edison ammem nsr mbrs-nfr