Esquimaux game of snap-the-whip /
The film, photographed from a single camera position, shows a large tent of animal skins in front of which are two spectators watching two participants perform a game of skill using whips.
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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United States :
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
1901.
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| Series: | American history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The film, photographed from a single camera position, shows a large tent of animal skins in front of which are two spectators watching two participants perform a game of skill using whips. From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: SCENE IN THE ESQUIMAUX VILLAGE. The picture [shows] a number of Esquimaux picking nickels from cracks in a board with their dog whips, in which sport they are very expert. In the background will be seen one of their "Topeks," a sealskin tent in which they live during their short summer. |
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| Item Description: | Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 9Aug1901; H7499. Original duration: 0:21 at 20 fps. The Edison company distributed this film and the film "Esquimaux Game of Leap-frog" as one film, entitled "Scene in the Esquimaux Village." The Edison Company summary was excerpted to include only descriptions of scenes appearing in this film. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (1 min.)) |