[Kinetoscope Films: 'Winter Logging in Maine' and other Kinetoscope films]

Can DescriptionsCompilation tape of three Thomas A. Edison Co. films produced in 1912. Brief initial sound/color segment of the tape (which was proposed for a WCVB-TV Chronicle program) shows projection setup using hand-cranked Edison projector to view the 22 mm. center-perf film. Three films (silent/b&w) follow. All films are intertitled. ONSITE REFERENCE ONLY. 1. 'Winter Logging in Maine.' Logging camp scenes. Horsedrawn sled with logs. 'Sprinkler' used to ice the roads and make hauling easier. Hauling logs to river's edge. Operations at river bank including measuring and sorting logs. Oxen hauling sleds. 'Horses.' 'Steam': steam-powered log haulers. 'Gasoline': gasoline-powered log haulers. SUPPLEMENTARY INFO FROM NHF SURVEY RECORD: director, Henry Cronjager, original copyright April 1912, release date 8/17/1912. Kinetogram summary: 'An exceptional group of scenes show the evolution of logging--first oxen, next steam (hauling five loads), and then gasoline.' 2. 'Spring Log Driving, Maine.' '3 A.M.' Men working logs in river. '4 A.M.' Sacking logs into river. 'Sluicing.' 'River watch' to prevent jams. Dynamiting jam. 'Returning to camp' at 'noon hour.' Log spinning in the river. Log drivers' shoes. Steam locomotive hauling logs by rail. Use of dynamite to roll logs downhill into river. 'Moosehead Lake.' Laying a boom. Breaking up a 'big jam': 'A five week job.' Waterfall and logs. Sorting logs at the mill using their marks. 'After the day's work': long table with men sharing chow. SUPPLEMENTARY INFO FROM NHF SURVEY RECORD: director, Henry Cronjager? original copyright August 1912. Kinetogram summary: 'Depicts in splendid photography the entire [logging] industry from the time the lumbermen go to work, to their well-earned repose when the day is at a close.' 3. 'Fishing Industry at Gloucester, Mass.'