U.S. cruiser "Olympia" leading naval parade
Publisher
Edison Manufacturing Co
Creator
Edison Manufacturing Co
Description
One of 20 films advertised in Edison films catalog no. 94, 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."
Spatial Coverage
New York Harbor
Rights
The Library of Congress is providing access to the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures for educational and research purposes. The Library is not aware of any copyrights or other rights associated with this Collection. However, users should note that the written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
Source
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Subject
Spanish-American War, 1898
Format
Film
Date
12.31.1969
Date Added
05.01.2008
Collection
Item Type
Moving Image
Transcription
Original Format
1 reel of 1 (ca. 202 ft.) : si., b&w
Duration
3:12
Compression
mpeg
Producer
Edison Manufacturing Co and James H. White
Director
Citation
Edison Manufacturing Co, "U.S. cruiser "Olympia" leading naval parade." Omeka Demo, Item #10 (accessed August 21 2008, 6:33 pm)