Raising Old Glory over Morro Castle
Blackton, James Stuart,
1875-1941
camera
production
Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward),
1875-1958
camera
production
American Vitagraph Company.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
moving image
motion picture
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
Short films.
Silent films.
Nonfiction films.
xxu
monographic
United States
Edison Manufacturing Co.
1899
18990102
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viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 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.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
"Down goes the Spanish flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls the symbol of tyranny and oppression that has ruled in the new world for four hundred years, and up goes the Banner of Freedom. In the distance are the turrets and battlements of Morro, the last foothold of Spain in America"--The Phonoscope, January 1899.
[American Vitagraph] ; producers, J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith.
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 4Feb1899; 10651.
Original main title lacking. DLC
Duration: 0:38 at 16 fps.
Summary taken from Musser's Edison motion pictures 1890-1900.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1032) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed. DLC
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 481-482; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 267; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 883.
Camera, J. Stuart Blackton and/or Albert E. Smith.
Filmed at Vitagraph's rooftop studio in New York City, in front of a painted backdrop of Morro Castle, probably on January 2, 1899.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
paper pos (copy 1); Received: 1899-02-04; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
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Flag raising and lowering
Cuba
Havana
Spanish-American War, 1898
Flags
United States
Military occupation
Castillo del Morro (Havana, Cuba)
FLA 4046 (viewing print)
FRA 1233 (dupe neg pic)
FRB 0637 (master pos pic)
Box 0092 (paper pos)
Box 5137E (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.01836897
Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Raising Old Glory over Morro Castle
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