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The Morning Bath; or, Bathing the Baby
(1896) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by James H. White

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Maguire & Baucus [Continental Commerce Company]. / Cinematography by William Heise. / © 31 October 1896 by Thomas A. Edison [60142]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot in the Edison Black Maria studio.

Comedy.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (Gordon Hendricks collection) [35mm reference positive]; and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Children

Listing updated: 6 May 2012.

References: Fell-History p. 32; Magliozzi-Treasures n. 3668 : Website-LoC.

Home video: DVD.