Horses Loading for Klondike, no. 9

SUMMARY
From Edison films catalog: The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and is slowly hoisted and swung over to the deck of the steamer. This picture is taken ten minutes before sailing time. 50 feet. $7.50.

Advertised as part of the "Northern Pacific Railway Series" (Edison films catalog): The following pictures were taken by our artists at various points on the Northern Pacific Railway. We are greatly indebted to their officials who afforded us every opportunity in their power to obtain these splendid views. Many of the scenes are incident to the excitement prevailing at the time of the Klondike gold rush. They show the resources of this company for handling large numbers of people, baggage, freight and excursion parties, and give to prospective tourists and merchants an idea of the facilities with which this road handles traffic of all kinds (p. 9).

OTHER TITLES
Variant title in C. Musser: Horses loading for the Klondike

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60558.

Frederick Blechynden, camera.

Filmed August 7, 1897, in Seattle, Washington.

SUBJECTS
Horses--Transportation--Washington (State)--Seattle--Equipment and supplies.
Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Gold mines and mining--Transportation.
Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries.
Loading and unloading--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Docks--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Harbors--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Slings and hitches.
Seattle (Wash.)
Actuality

RELATED NAMES
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Blechynden, Frederick, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
edmp.0054 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.0054

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