Esquimaux leap-frog
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Channel: Library of Congress · 2010 · Education
SUMMARY The film, photographed from a single camera position, shows buildings resembling igloos on ice floes, in front of which persons clothed as Eskimos play a game of leapfrog. From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: SCENE IN THE ESQUIMAUX VILLAGE. Ungulado. [code for telegraphic orders]. This shows several Esquimaux at the game of "Misheetak," or leap frog, which differs somewhat from the civilized game, and is quite amusing, the photography of which is perfect. Class B 75 ft. $9.00 NOTES Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 9Aug1901; H7500. Camera: Edwin S. Porter, James H. White. Location: Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York. SUBJECTS Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo, N.Y.) Exhibitions--United States. Eskimos--Games. Exhibition buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo. Buffalo (N.Y.) Actuality--Short. DIGITAL ID lcmp001 m1b10428 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp001.m1b10428
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