Film, Video Atlantic City floral parade Floral parade, Atlantic City

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Title
Atlantic City floral parade
Other Title
Floral parade, Atlantic City
Summary
Views of a parade down an Atlantic City street lined with crowds of spectators--some people watching from roofs--children, women in long skirts, many moustached men wearing hats. Shows uniformed men marching, boys pulling a small floral float with a woman riding in it, an elaborate float with a girl in it being pushed by a man, more small floats (decorated chairs?) with children, two black men carrying flowers, a marching uniformed band playing their instruments, a policeman mixed in with the band, a float with banner "Young Pier" with children in it and a young black maid beside it, blacks in elaborate tall hats and one black in a suit, flowers representing figures, a box-shaped float, and more small floats. Static camera angle which focuses on the upper torsos and heads of the marchers.
Contributor Names
Waters, Percival L.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1904.
Subject Headings
-  Parades
-  Parade floats
-  Flowers
-  African Americans
-  Atlantic City (N.J.)
Genre
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  H47449 U.S. Copyright Office.
-  Copyright: Percival L. Waters; 22June04; H47449.
-  Kleine material is incomplete; all titles except for one stating the copyright date are lacking. Material is scratched, too light and contains blank frames.
-  Paper Print catalog cites copyright holder as producer.
-  Edison copyright notice appears at beginning of Kleine print instead of title.
-  Formerly identified in the Kleine Collection as Floral parade, Atlantic City.
-  Duration: 1:52 at 16 fps.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Filmed June 22, 1904 in Atlantic City, N.J.
-  Source used: Niver, Kemp R., Early motion pictures, 1985.
-  Received: ca. 1949 from USDA lab; ref print and dupe neg, copy one, and arch pos; purchase, replacing 35 mm. nitrate original received 3-27-47; Kleine (George) Collection.
-  Received: 1953 from Primrose Productions lab; ref print and dupe neg, copy two; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
-  Received: 1906; paper pos, copies one and two; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
Medium
1 reel of 1 (inc.) (45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print.
1 reel of 1 (inc.) (45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print (copy 2).
1 reel of 1 (inc.) (45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg.
1 reel of 1 (inc.) (45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg (copy 2).
1 reel of 1 (inc.) (45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. arch pos.
1 roll (103 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
1 roll (103 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos (copy 2).
Call Number/Physical Location
FLA 1510 (ref print)
FLA 4482 (ref print, copy 2)
FRA 3881 (dupe neg)
FRA 0128 (dupe neg, copy 2)
FRA 3882 (arch pos)
LC 1468 (paper pos)
LC 1468 (paper pos, copy 2)
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/awal.1468
Library of Congress Control Number
mp73016600
Online Format
image
video
Description
Views of a parade down an Atlantic City street lined with crowds of spectators--some people watching from roofs--children, women in long skirts, many moustached men wearing hats. Shows uniformed men marching, boys pulling a small floral float with a woman riding in it, an elaborate float with a girl in it being pushed by a man, more small floats (decorated chairs?) with children, two black men carrying flowers, a marching uniformed band playing their instruments, a policeman mixed in with the band, a float with banner "Young Pier" with children in it and a young black maid beside it, blacks in elaborate tall hats and one black in a suit, flowers representing figures, a box-shaped float, and more small floats. Static camera angle which focuses on the upper torsos and heads of the marchers.
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/mp73016600
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MODS Record
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Waters, Percival L, Inc Thomas A. Edison, Kleine, and Paper Print Collection. Atlantic City floral parade. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1904. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73016600/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Waters, P. L., Thomas A. Edison, I., Kleine & Paper Print Collection. (1904) Atlantic City floral parade. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73016600/.

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Waters, Percival L, et al. Atlantic City floral parade. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1904. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73016600/>.