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S.S. “Willamette” Leaving for Klondike
(1897) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by Robert K. Bonine

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Robert K. Bonine. / © 25 October 1897 by Thomas A. Edison [60556]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot in Seattle, Washington, at the departure of the ship S.S. Willamette, in Puget Sound. A film in the Alaska Gold Rush series.

Documentary.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Klondike Gold Rush - Pacific Northwest - USA: Washington: Seattle

Listing updated: 25 January 2009.

References: Film viewing : Niver-Early p. 284; LoC-MoPic-1 p. 53.

Home video: DVD.