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Motion pictures

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on motion pictures themselves, including motion pictures as an art form, copyrighting, distribution, editing, plots, production, etc. NFCA: Use for cinema and bioscope

Found in 723 Collections and/or Records:

Sidney Birt Acres Business Card, c1915 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178Z48.6
Scope and Contents

Sidney Birt Acres business car. Black type on white card.

Dates: c1915 - 1969

Sidney Birt Acres Retirement Newspaper Cutting, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178G39.2
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting announcing the retirement of Sidney Birt Acres after 28 years of service at Ekco.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Skating Palace Programme, 1896

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.109
Scope and Contents

Sauchiehall Steet, Glasgow. Three fold programme containing colour illustrations of theatre scenes and architecture on the outside, inside commercial advertising and programme listing Crissie Milton, Conjuring and how it's done by Mr A.M. Hubner, The Sakers, Bale Troupe, Griff, Barrington Foote, Cinematograph, Percy Meye, Yates & Emslie, Rex Harley, The Websters, Bock Plyades. Printed by F.R. Liddell, Advertising Contractor, 33 Bath Street.

Dates: 1896

Snow White and the Three Stooges, The Glass Mountain, and Wandering Willies Film, 1960 - 1969

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.319
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Emitape. 350 feet. Chanford. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Including; Michael Dennison, Dulcie Grey, Valentina Cortess, Tito Gobby and Sebastian Shaw in a trailer of 'The Glass Mountain'. Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde in 'Wandering Willies' . Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: 1960 - 1969

Soiree of the Employees of Guest and Chrimes Programme, 7 October 1902

 Item — Box Fred Holmes Box 2: Series 178K38; Series 178T31; Series 178Z31
Reference code: 178K38.46
Scope and Contents

By Invitation of Mr and Mrs Chrimes. Including Mr Jasper Redfern.

Dates: 7 October 1902

Souvenir of English Picture Players Booklet, c1895 - 1920

 Item — Box Fred Holmes Box 2: Series 178K38; Series 178T31; Series 178Z31
Reference code: 178Z31.11
Scope and Contents

Includes an introduction, pages describing actors and actresses attributes and characters, and photographic portraits of some of the actors and actresses, 21pp.

Dates: c1895 - 1920

St Mary’s Church Programme, 1899

 Item — Box Fred Holmes Box 2: Series 178K38; Series 178T31; Series 178Z31
Reference code: 178K38.4
Scope and Contents

Shrove Tuesday Soiree. An Exhibition of Animated Photography, given in aid of Edison's latest and most perfect Cinematographic shown by Mr. H. Jasper Redfern. 2pp.

Dates: 1899

Stan the Foreman, Joey the Donkey, The Range Busters, Easy Street, and Safety Last Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.274
Scope and Contents

8mm, 200 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel in 'Stan the Foreman'. Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, Dusty King and Max Terhune in 'The Range Busters'. Charles Chaplin in 'Easy Street'. Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis in 'Safety Last'. Also features a Trapeze act from an airplane, and sheep.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Stephenson Memorial Hall, Chesterfield Programme, 26 January 1900

 Item — Box Fred Holmes Box 2: Series 178K38; Series 178T31; Series 178Z31
Reference code: 178K38.12
Scope and Contents

Mayoral reception. Demonstration of Photography in Natural Colours by Mr Jasper Redfern, and Animated Photographs. 4pp.

Dates: 26 January 1900

Stockport Electric Theatre Programme, 26 - 28 June 1911

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Reference code: 178K53.126
Scope and Contents

Blue type on light green background on front cover, inside programme listing Nell's Last Deal, The Vivaphone, Our Weekly News Pictures, Gibraltar, Two Plucky Girls, Little Indian God, The Stricker Leader, Tontolini and his Clarionet, The Coronation Procession and The Naval Review. Contains commercial advertising, 2p.p.

Dates: 26 - 28 June 1911

Stollwerck Correspondence, 1897 - 1903

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178F30.3
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of correspondence from Stollwerck.

Dates: 1897 - 1903

Sugar Daddies, Hot Dogs, The Indians are Coming, Misbehaving Husbands, and Double Whoopee Film, 1920 - 1929

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.283
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 300 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Laurel and Hardy, Noah Young and James Finlayson in 'Sugar Daddies'. Charles Chaplin in 'Hot Dogs'. Col Tim McCoy and Edmund Cobb in 'The Indians are Coming'. Laurel and Hardy, Jean Harlow and Edrich Vonstroheim in 'Double Whoopee'.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

Sugar Daddies, The Jungle Princess, Buzzing Around, and The Adventurer Film, 1920 - 1927

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 27: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.259
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 350 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel, Noah Young, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson in 'Sugar Daddies'. Juanita Hansen in 'The Jungle Princess'. Fatty Arbuckle and Al St. John in 'Buzzing Around'. Charles Chaplin in 'The Adventurer'. Also features animal scenes with lioness, tiger, and collie dogs.

Dates: 1920 - 1927

Sunday Evenings for the People Programme, 12 January 1908

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.127
Scope and Contents

The Grand Palace, Clapham Junction. Black type on off white background with geometrical border on the front cover, inside programme listing music acts and Animated Photographs, 2p.p.

Dates: 12 January 1908

Taxi Dolls, and Criminals at Large Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.310
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 320 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 'Criminals at Large'. Also features chimp comedy, western scenes and Shirley Temple.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Telegrams, 1907 - 1911

 File — Box Fred Holmes Box 1: Series 178C109; Series 178F21; Series 178G20; Series 178H14; Series 178I18
Reference code: 178F21.6
Scope and Contents

Various telegrams.

Dates: 1907 - 1911

The Birmingham Empire Palace Programme, 26 July 1897

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.114
Scope and Contents

Three fold programme with yellow and blue illustrations of dancing and trapeze act and views of the theatre on the outside, inside commercial advertising and programme listing Jean Stanley, Florador Quartette, Brothers Dare, Will Hedben, Fred Karno's Company, Ellie Stuart, Lydia Yeamans, Northern Troupe, Fredericks Troupe, Lottie Lennox, Hillary Troupe and the Biograph the following week. Green and red type on white background. Printed by James Upton Lith, Birmingham.

Dates: 26 July 1897

The British Diorama Handbill, 1830

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.144
Scope and Contents

The Physiorama, Jolly Beggars and Large Black Walnut Tree at Queen's Bazaar. British Diorama. Four views of recent/historical events i.e. "Bristol on fire during the riots". Physiorama. Fourteen views of Britain including, "Nottingham Castle on fire during the riots". Jolly Beggars - "Illustrative of Burn's Celebrated Cantata" eight sculptures. Printed by Nichols and Sons, Earl’s Court, Cranbourn Street, 2pp.

Dates: 1830

The Chemist, Nose for News, and Arabian Nights Film, 1930 - 1939

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.286
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Eumio. 350 feet. Educational Films Corporation of America. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. includes; Buster Keaton in 'The Chemist'. Joe Cook in 'Nose for News'. Also features women wrestlers, animal scenes of camels and birds, and an extract from '4 ballets of Brigitte Bardot'.

Dates: 1930 - 1939

The Cinema Poster, c1920 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.11
Scope and Contents

Stanton Hill. Special Visit of Ronald Courtney and His Popular Players, Including Joe Hodson Yorkshire Comedian, Leo Rodway, Geo. Alexandra, Dia Phillips, Miss Elsie M Raye, Cissie Elliston, Clara Gardiner, Ronald Courtnay, Queenie Mona, Plus a selection of plays. Brown and blue type on white background. Printed by Bailey & Sons, Cinema Printers, Derbyshire.

Dates: c1920 - 1949