Arrival of Immigrants at Ellis Island

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Arrival of Immigrants at Ellis Island scollini Wed, 08/02/2017 - 11:52

LOC URL

https://www.loc.gov/item/00694367/

LOC Title

Emigrants [i.e. immigrants] landing at Ellis Island

LOC Summary

From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: EMIGRANTS LANDING AT ELLIS ISLAND. Shows a large open barge loaded with people of every nationality, who have just arrived from Europe, disembarking at Ellis Island, N.Y. A most interesting and typical scene. Length 140 feet. Class B. $16.80.
The film opens with a view of the steam ferryboat "William Myers," laden with passengers, approaching a dock at the Ellis Island Immigration Station. The vessel is docked, the gangway is placed, and the immigrant passengers are seen coming up the gangway and onto the dock, where they cross in front of the camera.

LOC Contributor Names

Abadie, Alfred C. (Alfred Camille), 1878-1950, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

LOC Created/Published

United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1903.

LOC Standardized Date

1903

LOC Subject Headings

Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)
- Immigrants--New York (State)--New York
- Ferries--New York (State)--New York
- Emigration and immigration
- Ports of entry--New York (State)--New York

LOC Notes

H33775 U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 24July1903; H33775.
- Duration: 2:20 at 15 fps.
- Camera, Alfred C. Abadie.
- Paper print shelf number (LC 1591) was changed when paper positive was rehoused.
- Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
- Photographed July 9, 1903.
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- Source used: Niver's Early motion pictures, p. 89.
- Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
- 35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 5354 to FZA 2309.

EEC Creators

Thomas A. Edison

EEC Source Year

1903

EEC Format

Video

EEC Type of Source

Motion picture

EEC Theme Topic

Citizenship - Naturalization

EEC Index Number

199

Off

EEC Theme

Citizenship

EEC Topics

Naturalization

Rural Wagon Delivering Mail

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Rural Wagon Delivering Mail scollini Tue, 08/02/2016 - 15:12

LOC URL

https://www.loc.gov/item/00564537/

LOC Title

Rural wagon delivering mail, U.S.P.O.

LOC Summary

The subject is the delivery of the U.S. mail in a rural area. The camera was positioned in full sight of a standard rural free delivery post box located in front of a well-kept house and garden. A small boy and girl walk past the camera position in front of the mail box. At that moment, a standard rural horse-drawn postal delivery wagon comes into sight. The postman places the mail in the box, and the wagon continues on its way.

LOC Contributor Names

Weed, A. E., camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

LOC Created/Published

United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1903.

LOC Standardized Date

1903

LOC Subject Headings

- Rural free delivery
- Postal service

LOC Notes

- H34981 U.S Copyright Office
- Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company; 22Aug03; H34981.
- Cameraman, A. E. Weed.
- Cameraman credit from Niver's, Early motion pictures, p. 282.
- Duration: 0:46 at 16 fps.
- Filmed August 10, 1903 in Westminister, MD.
- Source used: Niver, Kemp R., Early motion pictures, 1985.
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- Received: 2/2000 from LC lab; ref prints and dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

EEC Creators

A. E. Weed

EEC Source Year

1903

EEC Format

Video

EEC Type of Source

Motion picture

EEC Theme Topic

Legislative Branch - Article I

Legislative Branch - Expressed Powers

EEC Internal Notes

The mp4 file needs to be uploaded. SC 8/2/16
GK White reviewed 8/8/16

EEC Theme

Legislative Branch

EEC Topics

Expressed Powers

Article I