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A rube couple at a county fair /

A rube couple at a county fair /

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Summary

From Edison films catalog: Scene I--Driving into the Grounds. Scene II--Machinery department. Scene III--Getting weighed. Scene IV--On the Pike. Scene V--Looking at the big pumpkins. Scene VI--Cattle parade. Scene VII--Trotting race, with female jockeys. Scene VIII-- Hurdle jumping, female riders. Scene IX--High school horse. Scene X--Slide for life. 540 Ft. $81.00.
H52013 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 24Oct1904; H52013.
Duration: 3:57 (part 1) and 4:39 (part 2) at 16 fps.
Filmed ca. October 1904 at the state fair in Danbury, Connecticut.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Before the nickelodeon, 1991, p. 289; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July 1906, p. 34 [MI].
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.

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Date

01/01/1904
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Contributors

Porter, Edwin S., production, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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