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After Launching
(1898) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by James H. White
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Frederick Blechynden. / © 10 March 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [16426]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot on 22 January 1898 at the Union Iron Works shipyard in San Francisco, California. A film in the Southern Pacific Company series. This film is a continuation of the action in Edison’s Launching, no. 2 (1898). Musser control number 482.
Documentary: Actuality.
Synopsis: [Edison Films catalog, 15 March 1898, page 15] Taken near the Union Works, San Francisco, Cal., immediately after the launching of the Japanese Man-of-war “Chitose.” The scene opens with the pleasure yacht “Unadilla” passing in the immediate foreground, her decks loaded with passengers. The boat slowly passes, until the stern is directly to the audience. The water in the wake of the yacht is churned by her screw propeller into a milky stream. As the yacht recedes and the perspective widens, a fishing smack shows on the left, while in the right foreground is a small row-boat. Sharp and clear. // [Edison Manufacturing Company catalog, page 43] The Southern Pacific Company ("Sunset Route") offers special inducements to winter travelers, by reason of its southern route, thereby avoiding the extreme cold of the winter months. Its course lies through a section of the country that presents a variety of beautiful and picturesque natural scenery. It is also the direct route to the popular resorts of Southern California, thereby making it a favorable route for tourists. The following subjects were taken by our artist while traveling over the very extensive lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., to whom we are indebted for many courtesies, and without whose co-operation we should not have been able to bring before the public these animated photographs of interesting and novel scenes.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive (LC 981), 35mm reference positive (FEC 2852)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Boats - Ships - USA: California: San Francisco: Union Iron Works - Water
Listing updated: 24 January 2009.
References: Film viewing : Musser-Edison p. 386; Niver-Early p. 3 : Website-LoC.
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