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Admiral Dewey leading land parade, no. 2

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Channel: Library of Congress · 2010 · Film & Animation

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SUMMARY
From Edison films catalog: Showing Central Park in back-ground. 200 feet. $30.00.

One of 20 films advertised in Edison films catalog under the category "Dewey Doings." From the catalog: We equipped eight parties on the occasion of Admiral Dewey's arrival in New York Harbor, Wednesday, September 27th, 1899, and secured the following excellent moving pictures of the Admiral and his great ship, together with the stirring events of Dewey Day, September 29th, the day of the Naval Parade, and Dewey Day, September 30th, the day of the Land Parade. Ours was the only photographic apparatus on board the U.S. Cruiser Olympia on this memorable occasion. The Admiral posed especially for our camera.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 7Oct1899; 65369.

Filmed Sept. 30, 1899, during the Dewey land parade in New York City.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 545; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 8 [MI].

SUBJECTS
Dewey, George,--1837-1917.
Van Wyck, Robert Anderson,--1849-1918.
Miles, Nelson Appleton,--1839-1925.
Sampson, William Thomas,--1840-1902.
Schley, Winfield Scott,--1839-1911.
Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes--New York (State)--New York.
Parades--New York (State)--New York.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Veterans.
Sailors--United States.
United States.--Navy--Officers.
United States.--Army--Officers.
New York (N.Y.)--History, Military--19th century.
Horses.
Carriages and carts--New York (State)--New York.
Actuality
War (Nonfiction)

RELATED NAMES
Dewey, George, 1837-1917.
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

CALL NUMBER
FEC 2997 (ref print)
LC 1941 (paper pos)

DIGITAL ID
sawmp 1941 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/sawmp.1941

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