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Admiral Dewey on the Deck of Flagship
(1899) United States of America
B&W : 84 feet
Directed by James H. White

Cast: Admiral George Dewey [himself], William Thomas Sampson [himself]

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] James H. White? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot [?] circa 27-29? September 1899 in near Staten Island, New York, New York. The first of two films with the same title: Admiral Dewey on the Deck of Flagship (1899). The Library of Congress notes that the surviving footage may be out of proper sequence.

Documentary.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (Dwight L. Elmendorf/Theodore Roosevelt Association collection) [35mm positive (FEA 7633), 35mm archival positive (FRA 6072)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: History: USA: Spanish-American War (1898) - USA: New York: New York, Tompkinsville

Listing updated: 18 May 2012.

References: Website-LoC.