Film, Video New York City dumping wharf

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Title
New York City dumping wharf
Summary
The film shows a wharf where a barge is being loaded with trash from two-wheeled, horse-drawn wagons. The trash is dumped off the edge of the pier onto the barge, where men with shovels are spreading the piles of debris. The camera pans left to the next barge, where four-wheeled carts are shown dumping excavation rubble. Probably filmed on the East River, this is one of several New York City Sanitation Department dumping wharves in operation at the time.
Contributor Names
Smith, James Blair, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1903.
Subject Headings
-  Refuse and refuse disposal--New York (State)--New York
-  Sanitation workers--New York (State)--New York
-  Wharves--New York (State)--New York
-  Rivers--New York (State)--New York
-  Piers--New York (State)--New York
-  Barges--New York (State)--New York
-  Waterfronts--New York (State)--New York
-  Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--New York
Genre
Short films
Nonfiction films
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Notes
-  H32030 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 20May1903; H32030.
-  Duration: 1:21 at 15 fps.
-  Camera, James Blair Smith.
-  Photographed April 28, 1903.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Mavis 1831455; New York City dumping wharf.
-  viewing print; Received: 1991 from LC lab; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
-  dupe neg; Received: ca.1989 from UCLA; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
-  paper pos; Received: 1903-5-20; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
Medium
viewing print. 1 film reel of 1 (100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
dupe neg. 1 film reel of 1 (100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
paper pos. 1 roll (100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
FEB 9441 (viewing print)
FPE 5372 (dupe neg)
LC 1735 (paper pos)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://0-hdl.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2a44308
Library of Congress Control Number
00694385
Online Format
image
video
Description
The film shows a wharf where a barge is being loaded with trash from two-wheeled, horse-drawn wagons. The trash is dumped off the edge of the pier onto the barge, where men with shovels are spreading the piles of debris. The camera pans left to the next barge, where four-wheeled carts are shown dumping excavation rubble. Probably filmed on the East River, this is one of several New York City dumping wharves in operation at the time.
LCCN Permalink
https://0-lccn.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/00694385
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Smith, James Blair, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. New York City dumping wharf. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1903. Video. https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/00694385/.

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Smith, J. B., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1903) New York City dumping wharf. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/00694385/.

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Smith, James Blair, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Paper Print Collection. New York City dumping wharf. United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694385/>.