Glass Negative - C. Francis Jenkins Letter., 1896

File — Box: 2, Folder: 29

Identifier: 34229

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

67 glass negatives and copies of photos produced from them, being records of correspondence, legal documents, machines and Armat's house. Possibly originally photographed as evidence for a legal case.

Dates

1896

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.0 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 glass negative of a page of a letter from C. Francis Jenkins to Edwin F. Murphy regarding the Tinyscope and the Phantoscope, motion picture devices which Jenkins and Armat were working on together. References to Thomas armat and their patents held in common. The letter was used as evidence in Armat Motion Picture Co. v. Edison Manufacturing Co. and is discussed in Edwin F. Murphy's testimony. The photo from this negative is in Folder 3 of Box 2 of the collection.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

JENKINS, C. FRANCIS - CORRESP. - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

MURPHY, EDWIN F. - CORRESP. - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

ARMAT MOT. PICT. CO. V. EDISON MFG. CO. - DOC. - NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

TINYSCOPE - REFERENCE - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

PHANTOSCOPE - REFERENCE - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

ARMAT, THOMAS - REFERENCE - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed