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Boys diving, Honolulu / motion picture

Boys diving, Honolulu / motion picture

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Summary

A large group of small boys stand on a pier, sillhouetted against the sky. In the distance, six large clipper ships can be seen at anchor. The boys jump and dive into the water, apparently to retrieve coins that are being thrown by someone offscreen.
H16361 U.S Copyright Office
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company; 10Apr02; H16361.
Cameraman, Robert K. Bonine.
Duration: 0:27 at 16 fps.
Filmed August 1, 1901 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Biograph production no. 1965.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1228) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 35; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 114; Biograph production logs; Biograph bulletins, 1908-1912, p. 67; Biograph picture catalogue, 1902, p. 141, viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, June 7, 2019.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
Paper print roll lacking suffix.

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Date

01/01/1902
person

Contributors

Bonine, R. (Robert K.) camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
place

Location

Kailua Kona (Hawaii)19.64056, -155.99556
Google Map of 19.640555555555554, -155.99555555555554
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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