Esquimaux leap-frog /
Porter, Edwin S., camera.
White, James H. (James Henry), camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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Actualities (Motion pictures) lcgft
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Nonfiction films. lcgft
United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
1901.
eng
"The film, photographed from a single camera position, shows buildings resembling igloos on ice floes, in front of which persons clothed as Eskimos play a game of leapfrog"--Early motion pictures.
This shows several Esquimaux at the game of "Misheetak," or leap frog, which differs somewhat from the civilized game, and is quite amusing, the photography of which is perfect.
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 9Aug1901; H7500.
The Edison company distributed this film and the film "Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-whip" as one film, entitled "Scene in the Esquimaux Village."
Duration: 0:48 at 15 fps.
Part of summary from Edison films catalog, no. 135, excerpted from the film, Scene in the Esquimaux Village, to include only descriptions of scenes appearing in this film.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0746) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 92; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 315; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 21.
Camera: Edwin S. Porter, James H. White.
Photographed in Buffalo, New York sometime between the opening of the Pan-American Exposition, on May 1, 1901 and the copyright date for this film in August, 1901.
Paper Print Collection.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
Eskimos--Games.
Exhibitions--New York (State)--Buffalo.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Exquimaux leap-frog
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