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Fisherman's luck / motion picture

Fisherman's luck / motion picture

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Summary

"Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls overboard. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog.
52618 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 20Sept1897; 52618.
Camera, William Heise.
Duration: 0:25 at 30 fps.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0030) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
Filmed ca. August or September 1897.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 329; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 107; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 69 [MI].
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

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Date

01/01/1897
person

Contributors

Heise, William, production, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
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Source

Library of Congress
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Copyright info

Public Domain

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