The First flickers

Duration: 27

Genre: Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Describes the Library of Congress paper print collection and the salvage process by which the Library has been able to restore and preserve 3,500 historic films, produced between 1894 and 1912. Includes footage from some of the early films. , Depicts the process of the motion picture from its inception in the 1890s as an "if it moves, film it" medium, to its use as a newsreel and relatively sophisticated entertainment from Thomas Edison, to the French director Melies, to D.W. Griffith. Explains the way in which early movies, stored on paper in the Library of Congress, have been restored to film. Includes some rare material such as President McKinley's last speech, the first night scene ever filmed, and a comparison of Edison's Great Train Robbery with Lubin's plagiarized version.

Complete Record: Describes the Library of Congress paper print collection and the salvage process by which the Library has been able to restore and preserve 3,500 historic films, produced between 1894 and 1912. Includes footage from some of the early films. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.