Essanay Film Studios Advertisements Collection, 1915-1920Essanay Film

Essanay Film Studios advertisements collection, 1915-1920

Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center

By Maureen O'Brien Will, 1984

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Title: Essanay Film Studios advertisements collection, 1915-1920

Main entry: Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (Chicago, Ill.)

Inclusive dates: 1915-1920

Accession #: 1980.0007

Size:

Call #: 1980.0007 PLS0204

12 transparencies : lantern slide, hand col. ; 11 x 9 cm. (4 x 3 1/2 in.)

Restriction: To consult this collection in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ).

Summary description of the collection:

Lantern slides of motion picture advertisements from Essanay Studios. Announcing coming (future) attractions with space for local theater to write in the name of the theater.

Provenance statement:

Gift of Mrs. Adele Witthans, 1980 (1980.0007)

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Essanay Film Studios records, the "George Spoor and Essanay Film Manufacturing Company manuscript collection," the Essanay Film Studios collection of visual materials (1981.0021), the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company photographs (2007.0138), the Charlie Chaplin coloring books (2016.0042), and the Essanay News (publication cataloged in the library).

List of online catalog headings:

The following headings were placed in the online catalog:

1. Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (Chicago, Ill.)

2. Motion pictures--Illinois--Chicago.

3. Entertainers--Illinois--Chicago.

4. Popular culture--Illinois--Chicago.

5. Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs.

6. Genre Motion picture stills.

7. Lantern slides--Colored.

8. Spoor, George K., 1871-1953.

Container list of titles:

"Coming--Beverly Bayne & others..."

"Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines"

"The Champion"

"Land of Long Shadows"

"The Man Who Was Afraid"

"Peacock Alley"

"A Pair of Sixes"

"Satan's Private Door"

"The Slim Princess"

"The Strange Case of Mary Page"

"The Truant Soul"

"Vultures of Society"