Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. /

"The world famous hotel, with crowded piazzas, which forms the background, is one of the best in the State of Califonia and is the principal stop for tourists en route to the famous Lick Observatory. The picture shows two four-horse coaches, two teams and two single horse carriages, loaded with tourists under the guidance of Mr. Ross, proprietor of the Mt. Hamilton Transportation Co., starting for the Observatory. The picture is full of action, the figures life size and clear, and the background of hotel, trees and foliage very true to life"--F.Z. Maguire & Co., catalogue, [March, 1898], p. 38.
60584 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60584.
Appearing: Frank Harris Ross, Fred C. Ross?
Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
Duration: 0:47 at 15 fps.
Photographed on September 3 or September 4, 1897 in San Jose, California.
Summary taken from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900.
The proprietors of the Mount Hamilton Stage Company (Mount Hamilton Transportation Co.) were Frank Harris Ross and his son, Fred C. Ross. One or both may be depicted.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1109) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
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Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 147; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 486; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900, p. 338; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March, 1900, p. 21 viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, February 10, 2017.