[D9822-F] (D-98-22) Motion Pictures

Document File Series -- 1898

Title
[D9822-F] (D-98-22) Motion Pictures
Description

This folder contains correspondence regarding the technical and commercial development of motion pictures. Most of the letters are addressed to the Edison Manufacturing Co. There are also copies of outgoing letters by William E. Gilmore, general manager of the company. Included are documents relating to arrangements with William C. Paley for filming the events of the Spanish-American War. There are also items pertaining to efforts by the company to procure film stock from Lumiere & Sons and Eastman Kodak; and letters from the American Parlor Kinetoscope Co. concerning problems with the motion pictures purchased from the Edison Manufacturing Co.

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Related material can be found in D-98-24 (Phonograph - General).

URL
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/D9822-F
Identifier
D9822-F
Type
Document File
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Document File Series -- 1898
Alternative Title
(D-98-22) Motion Pictures
Has Version
Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 137

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