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Film, Video President McKinley's funeral cortege at Buffalo, N.Y.

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Title

  • President McKinley's funeral cortege at Buffalo, N.Y.

Summary

  • "This starts with the funeral procession leaving the Milburn house on Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y., headed by the mounted police of Buffalo, followed by Companies I and F, of the 14th U.S. Infantry, under personal command of Major General John R. Brooke. Following them come a company of the 73d Coast Artillery, which was then on duty at the Pan-American Exposition. The National Guard of the State of New York, consisting of picked companies from the 74th and 65th Regiments, were also in line. These march to the music of the 14th United States Infantry Band. The Military Escort was followed by the Naval Contingent given below. Fifty sailors from the United States Gunboat Michigan, under command of Lieut. Minix. After them come the blue jackets with open throat shirts showing their bronze breasts, their loose black neck scarfs and sailor knots, with yellow leggings and jackey hats. Immediately following the sailors come the carriages containing President Roosevelt, U.S. Senator Mark Hanna, Senator Chauncey Depew, President Milburn, of the Pan-American Exposition, and Secretary Cortelyou, and following these is the hearse containing the body of the President drawn by four black horses and escorted by sixteen sailors and marines from the U.S. Gunboat Michigan. President McKinley's hearse is followed by many carriages containing officials and mourners. Immediately the funeral cortege passed out of view, our circular panoramic device was put into motion and a panoramic view of the Milburn house, where President McKinley died, was secured. The vast crowds are also shown in the picture, with the press and military tents in the background"--Edison films catalog, no. 135.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1901.

Headings

  • -  McKinley, William,--1843-1901--Death and burial
  • -  Presidents--United States--Death
  • -  Funeral rites and ceremonies--New York (State)--Buffalo
  • -  Processions--New York (State)--Buffalo
  • -  United States.--Army.--Infantry Regiment, 14th
  • -  United States.--Army.--Coast Artillery
  • -  New York (State).--National Guard

Genre

  • Actualities (Motion pictures)
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  H8914 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Sept1901; H8914.
  • -  Duration: 7:10 at 15 fps.
  • -  Photographed September 15, 1901 in Buffalo, New York.
  • -  The Library of Congress copy of this film may not contain all of the scenes described in the Edison films catalog summary.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2157) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 256-257; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 856; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September, 1902, p. 13-14 viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, August 8, 2016.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (165 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (165 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 165 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (400 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 400 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5171 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9424 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2234 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FRA 2117 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 5307 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7905 (dupe neg pic copy 2)
  • FRB 0885 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0048A (paper pos)
  • Box 5215A (paper pos, copy 2)

Source Collection

  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694352

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. President McKinley's funeral cortege at Buffalo, N.Y. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694352/.

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Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1901) President McKinley's funeral cortege at Buffalo, N.Y. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694352/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, and Paper Print Collection. President McKinley's funeral cortege at Buffalo, N.Y. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1901. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694352/>.