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Admiral Dewey at State House, Boston, Mass.
Also known as Dewey at the State House, Boston in the USA : [Admiral Dewey at State House, Boston]
(1899) United States of America
B&W : 150 feet
Directed by James H. White
Cast: Admiral George Dewey [himself], Governor Roger Wolcott [himself]
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] James H. White? / © 25 October 1899 by Thomas A. Edison [69558]. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 14 October 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts. The film was also offered at a 100 foot length. Musser control number 753.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [Edison Films, March 1900, page 8] This picture shows Dewey coming down the State House steps, leaning on the arm of Governor Walcott [sic]; also reviewing the parade, leaving the stand and going away in a carriage.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Crowds - History: USA: Spanish-American War (1898) - Parades - USA: Massachusetts: Boston
Listing updated: 18 May 2012.
References: LoC-MoPic-1 p. 1; Musser-Edison pp. 551-553; Fell-History p. 34; Niver-Early p. 2.
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