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Motion picture studios -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Irene Castle papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065235867]
Identifier: 2277
Scope and content Papers pertain to Castle's film career and the early motion picture industry in Ithaca, New York. They include financial accounts of the Mrs. Vernon Castle Management and the Castle Club; copies of certificates of incorporation of Cayuga Pictures and Hol-Tre Producing Company of Ithaca, also other legal documents, correspondence, and accounts of the latter and of the W.W. Hodkinson Corporation, which produced and distributed films starring Irene Castle. Also, two scrapbooks about her,...
Dates: 1916 - 1946; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1923
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Irene Castle papers

Ithaca and Tompkins County (N.Y.) printed material

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065216834]
Identifier: 1074
Abstract

Included are photographs, maps, brochures, booklets, programs, broadsides, invitations, historical outlines, and other printed items pertaining to subjects including local politics and government, urban renewal, religion, civic and social events and organizations, musical and dramatic productions, transportation, educational institutions, and geology of the region.

Dates: 1858-1992.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Ithaca and Tompkins County (N.Y.) printed material

Ithaca filmmaking collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6998
Scope and content Collection includes 8x10 glossy stills from film and production shots from films produced in Ithaca. Among the most prominent are Patria, Beartice Fairfax, The Eagles Eye, The Mysteries of Myra, The Exploits of Elaine and The Perils of Pauline. The collection also includes press clippings and articles on film production in Ithaca, publicity shots of personalities, special showings and ads such as "Essanay Five-A-Week" which announce coming local showings. Of special interest is an article...
Dates: [ca. 1910-1920]
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Ithaca filmmaking collection

Ithaca movie industry photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2959
Abstract

Photographs of movie actors and actresses, movie sets in Ithaca, New York, scenes from movies and various public events in Ithaca.

Dates: 1915-1965.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Ithaca movie industry photograph collection

Ithaca silent movies collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924093398455]
Identifier: 6768
Scope and content

Programs from the Ithaca Silent Movies event at the Ithaca Festival and other silent film events organized by Aaron Pichel from 2007 to 2013. Also, digital print of the original poster for the Wharton Studios' production of "The Eagle's Eye." The image of the eagle on the poster was originally created by Louis Agassiz Fuertes for a larger version of the poster.

Dates: 2007-2013
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Ithaca silent movies collection

Wharton Releasing Corporation records

 Collection — Video 730: [Barcode: 31924093384224]
Identifier: 3924
Abstract

Contains film scenarios and other records of the Wharton Releasing Corporation, an early motion picture company based in Ithaca, New York.

Dates: [ca. 1916-1923].
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Wharton Releasing Corporation records

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