Fonds/collection:
DAWSON CITY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General access conditions for collection
Reproduction access:
- No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Remarks:
- 1. Material was received from Dawson City in 2 shipments - 506 reels in 1978 and 26 reels in 1980. Of these 389 reels, primarily of American fiction, were transferred to Library of Congress for conversion. Reference copies of some of these reels were returned to NFTSA.
Accession number:
1979-0191
Series title:
Universal Animated Weekly
Release date:
1917-08-01 ?
Production company:
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Country of production:
us
Name of distributor:
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Description:
- Los Angeles, California: Enlisted Man Flirts With Death to Get Uncle Sam Recruits. Noted acrobat does stunts on edge of fifteen story building.
- Chicago, Illinois: Kilties Land Recruits For Britain and America. In great mid-west drive many men answer call to colours.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Novel Transcontinental Test Trip. Elk team to travel from New York to Frisco to determine value for war purposes.
- New York City: Negroes Protest a Silent Parade. 3,500 without smiles or speech carry banners protesting against recent race riots.
- Alameda, California: West Coast Dolphins in Speed Contest. In 220 yard swim at Hawaiian Carnival. Human fish smash records.
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Roosevelt Thrills Moose in World Convention. Praises their Americanism and congratulates them on their splendid showing.
- Chicago, Illinois: House Cat Mothers Deserted Chicks. Has been trained to protect them against other cats and dogs.
- An American Port: Norwegian Food Commission Here. Headed by famous arctic explorer Nansen, prominent Norwegians come to discuss neutral trade.
- Pearland, Texas: Open Switch. Engineer and fireman pay with lives in disastrous wreck of troop train.
- New York City: Primitive Americans inspect dry land battleship "Recruit". In ancient type of stagecoach, they visit replica of modern sea fighter (Union Square).
- New York City: Roman Catholic Fighters at military mass. Famous 69th New York, clad in khaki, goes to St. Patrick's Cathedral for impressive ceremony.
- Cartoons by Hy Mayer, world famous caricaturist.
Language:
- Silent with English intertitles
Copyright Status:
Copyright expired.
Restrictions on Consultation:
~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Donor Restrictions:
Use requires credit be given to the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society Collection, National Archives of Canada.
Notes:
- 1. Most of the material in this film is actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.
- 2. Hy Mayer, the creator of the cartoon segement of this film, died in 1954 - copyright expired.
