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Admiral Sampson on Board the Flagship
(1898) United States of America
B&W : [?] 50? feet
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith and James H. White
Cast: Admiral William Thomas Sampson [himself]
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] J. Stuart Blackton and/or Albert E. Smith? / © 3 September 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [52057]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot on 20 August 1898 in New York Harbor. Musser control number 618. The print at the Library of Congress has a single Biograph title frame following the main titles for the film.
Documentary.
Synopsis: A view of Admiral Sampson’s ship docked in New York Harbor after the Battle of Santiago Bay. // [The Phonoscope, October 1898, page 15] After the run down the Hudson the “New York” lay off Bedloe’s Island for a short time, while the Admiral head a reception, before proceeding to the anchorage ground at Staten Island.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: History: USA: Spanish-American War (1898) - Parades - USA: New York: New York: New York Harbor
Listing updated: 18 May 2012.
References: LoC-MoPic-1 p. 1; Musser-Edison p. 464; Niver-Early p. 2.
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