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Call Number:

PH-00486

Collection Name:

British Mutoscope and Biograph Company Photography Collection

Creator:

British Mutoscope and Biograph Company

No. of Items:

4 items

Span Dates:

1899

Description:

Four albumen, enlargements from motion picture frames of the musical comedy "San Toy,” produced by the British Mutoscope and Biograph Co., Ltd. Time period represented 1899.

964:0684:0001: The Umbrella Dance, from Act I of “San Toy,” 1899;
964:0684:0002: The Lady’s Maid, from Act I of “San Toy, “ 1899;
964:0684:0003: A Little Bit of Fun, from Act II of “San Toy,” 1899;
964:0684:0004: London, from Act II of “San Toy,” 1899

Accession No(s):

964:0684:0001-0004; Gernsheim Collection.

Location(s):

B Box, Medium (964:0684:0001-0004)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	British Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Title	San Toy, "The Umbrella Dance." Act I.
Date	1899
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	26.9 x 34.1 cm; 10 3/5 x 13 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0684:0001

Artist/Maker	British Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Title	San Toy, "The Lady's Maid." Act I.
Date	1899
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	26.6 x 33.6 cm; 10 1/2 x 13 1/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0684:0002

Artist/Maker	British Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Title	San Toy, "A little bit of fun." Act II.
Date	1899
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	27 x 31.4 cm; 10 3/5 x 12 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0684:0003

Artist/Maker	British Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Title	San Toy, "London." Act II."
Date	1899
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	26.3 x 35.1 cm; 10 2/5 x 13 4/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0684:0004

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