S.S. "Williamette" leaving for Klondike /

"Shows the steamer backing out from the docks of the Northern Pacific R.R. Co. at Seattle Wash., with its immense load of passengers waving adieux to relatives and friends"--F.Z. Maguire & Co. catalog.
60556 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60556.
Name of ship is misspelled in the Edison film catalog. The correct spelling is "Willamette", not "Williamette".
Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
Cameraman credit from Edison motion pictures 1890-1900; Early motion pictures credits Robert K. Bonine as the cameraman.
Duration: 0:26 at 30 fps.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1105) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
May be part of Edison's Northern Pacific Railway Series.
Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
Filmed August 9, 1897, in Seattle, Washington.
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. 323; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 294; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 9 [MI].
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.