Glass Negatives - The Vitascope., 1896-04-01

File — Box: 3, Folder: 13-14

Identifier: 34249

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

1896-04-01

Conditions Governing Access

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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 The Vitascope, invented and patented by Thomas Armat and marketed by Thomas Edison. Label states that the machine in the photo is the original Vitascope used in April, 1896 to show the first motion picture in a theatre.

1 glass negative of The Vitascope. Label describes the machine. The photo from this negative is in Folder 6 of Box 2 of the collection.