Film, Video Giant coal dumper
About this Item
- Title
- Giant coal dumper
- Summary
- From Edison films catalog: Shows how a full carload of coal is loaded into a vessel every thirty seconds at the great Erie Railroad docks, Cleveland, Ohio. Great clouds of coal dust rise as each car is unloaded.
- Advertised as part of the "Erie Railroad Series" (Edison films catalog): The following subjects present novel and interesting views along the line of the Erie, such as do not always come within the observation of the general tourist. We are indebted to the courtesy of the Erie officials, whose kind co-operation in affording us every facility within their power has enabled us to procure these unusual and effective pictures. (p. 23)
- Contributor Names
- White, James H. (James Henry), production.
- Heise, William, camera.
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Created / Published
- United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.
- Subject Headings
- - Coal--Transportation--Ohio--Cleveland
- - Coal-handling machinery--Ohio--Cleveland
- - Dump cars
- - Coal-carrying vessels--Ohio--Cleveland
- - Erie and Cleveland Railroad
- - Coaling--Ohio--Cleveland
- - Railroads--Ohio
- - Docks--Ohio--Cleveland
- - Cleveland (Ohio)
- Genre
- Actualites (Motion pictures)
- Short films
- Silent films
- Nonfiction films
- Notes
- - 43407 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43407.
- - Camera, William Heise?
- - Duration: 0:39 at 18 fps.
- - Filmed ca. June 1897, at the Erie Railroad docks in Cleveland, Ohio.
- - Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 310-11; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 23 [MI]; Maguire & Baucus. Fall catalogue, 1897, p. 9 [MI].
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- - Received: 1995-03-21 from LC film lab; viewing print; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
- Medium
- 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
- 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- FEC 2268 (viewing print)
- LC 3 (paper pos)
- 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.0003
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 00694215
- Online Format
- image
- video
- Description
- "Erie Railroad Series: The following subjects present novel and interesting views along the line of the Erie, such as do not always come within the observation of the general tourist. We are indebted to the courtesy of the Erie officials, whose kind co-operation in affording us every facility within their power has enabled us to procure these unusual and effective pictures"--Edison films catalog. "Shows how a full carload of coal is loaded into a vessel every thirty seconds at the great Erie Railroad docks, Cleveland, Ohio. Great clouds of coal dust rise as each car is unloaded"--Edison films catalog.
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/00694215
- Additional Metadata Formats
- MARCXML Record
- MODS Record
- Dublin Core Record
Part of...
- America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894 to 1915 (158)
- Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies (432)
- Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (1,886)
- American Memory (641,167)
- Library of Congress Online Catalog (887,800)
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Format
Film, Video
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Contributors
Heise, William
Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
White, James H. (James Henry)
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Dates
1897
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Location
Cleveland
Ohio
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Language
English
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Subjects
Actualites (Motion Pictures)
Actualities (Motion Pictures)
Cleveland
Cleveland (Ohio)
Coal
Coal-Carrying Vessels
Coal-Handling Machinery
Coaling
Docks
Dump Cars
Erie and Cleveland Railroad
Freight
Loading and Unloading
Nonfiction Films
Ohio
Railroads
Short Films
Silent Films
Transportation
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Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Giant Coal Dumper. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694215/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)
APA citation style:
Heise, W., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1897) Giant Coal Dumper. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694215/.
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Heise, William, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. Giant Coal Dumper. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/00694215/>.