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Parade of Chinese / motion picture

Parade of Chinese / motion picture

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Summary

"Taken at San Francisco, Cal., at the Golden Jubilee. This picture shows a procession of the resident Chinese of San Francisco, carrying banners, flags, etc. They are followed by an immense float drawn by four white horses. In the background is seen a beautiful arch, while across the street are hung numerous flags, which wave in the wind"--Edison films catalog.
16439 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 10Mar1898; 16439.
Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
Duration: 0:30 at 27 fps.
Filmed January 24, 1898, in San Francisco, California.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1278) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
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. 390; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 244; Edison films catalog, March 15, 1898, p. 13 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 43 [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

01/01/1898
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Contributors

White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Blechynden, Frederick, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
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Location

San Francisco, California, United States37.77507, -122.41907
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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