Film, Video Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph Corbett-Courtney fight

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Title
Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph
Other Title
Corbett-Courtney fight
Summary
From F.M. Prescott catalog: This fight consists of six rounds, each round on a film 150 feet long. It is not a fac-simile [sic] or a "fake" of any description, but an actual contest between James J. Corbett, former champion of the world, and Peter Courtney. The films are listed as "1st Round," "2nd Round," "3rd Round," "4th Round," "5th Round," and "6th Round"... Price, 45.00 each.
From Edison films catalog: This is not a fac-simile [sic] or a fake of any description, but an actual contest between James J. Corbett, former champion of the world, and Peter Courteney [sic]. The fight consists of six rounds, each round contains 150 feet. Price, each round, 22.50.
Contributor Names
Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production.
Corbett, James J., 1866-1933, performer.
Courtney, Peter, performer.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Kinetoscope Exhibiting Co., 1894.
Subject Headings
-  Boxing matches--United States
-  Boxers (Sports)--United States
-  Boxing--United States
Genre
Sports (Nonfiction)
Notes
-  53707 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: Wm. K. L. Dickson; 17Nov1894; 53707.
-  Performers: James J. Corbett, Peter Courtney.
-  Camera, William Heise.
-  LC copy of film is apparently only one partial round of the original six rounds.
-  Duration: 0:08 at 30 fps.
-  MAVIS 49242.
-  Filmed September 7, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio.
-  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 114-122; F.M. Prescott. Latest Edison films for projecting machines, June 1897, p. 2; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 51.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.
Medium
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 17 ft.) (inc.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
Call Number/Physical Location
FEC 8090 (viewing print)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4022
Library of Congress Control Number
00694182
Online Format
image
video
Description
From F.M. Prescott catalog: This fight consists of six rounds, each round on a film 150 feet long. It is not a fac-simile [sic] or a "fake" of any description, but an actual contest between James J. Corbett, former champion of the world, and Peter Courtney. The films are listed as "1st Round," "2nd Round," "3rd Round," "4th Round," "5th Round," and "6th Round"... Price, 45.00 each. From Edison films catalog: This is not a fac-simile [sic] or a fake of any description, but an actual contest between James J. Corbett, former champion of the world, and Peter Courteney [sic]. The fight consists of six rounds, each round contains 150 feet. Price, each round, 22.50.
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Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Hendricks. Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph. United States: Kinetoscope Exhibiting Co, 1894. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694182/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Heise, W., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Hendricks. (1894) Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph. United States: Kinetoscope Exhibiting Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694182/.

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Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Hendricks. Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph. United States: Kinetoscope Exhibiting Co, 1894. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/00694182/>.