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Taking President McKinley’s Body from Train at Canton, Ohio
(1901) United States of America
B&W : 60 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / © 26 September 1901 by Thomas A. Edison [H9083]. Released 5 October 1901. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was also compiled in Edison’s Complete Funeral Cortege at Canton, Ohio (1901).
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Here, as in the other pictures, we secured a most advantageous location, and we present a life size view of the casket containing the body of President McKinley as it is slowly and carefully taken from the window of the car which bore it from the Capitol to Canton. The casket is placed upon the shoulders of ten stalwart sailors and soldiers and borne to the waiting hearse, followed by President Roosevelt and Cabinet.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Presidents: USA: William McKinley - USA: Ohio: Canton
Listing updated: 11 February 2011.
References: Website-AFI.
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