After launching
By: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White.
Contributors: White, James H. production.; Blechynden, Frederick, camera.; Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Edison Manufacturing Co.
Published: 1898
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Chitose (Cruiser); Boats and boating -- California -- San Francisco.; Yachts -- California -- San Francisco.; Yachting -- California -- San Francisco.; Fishing boats -- California -- San Francisco.; Harbors -- California -- San Francisco.; Ships -- California -- San Francisco -- Launching.; San Francisco (Calif.)
Description: From Edison films catalog: Taken near the Union Works, San Francisco, Cal., immediately after the launching of the Japanese Man-of-war "Chitose." The scene opens with the pleasure yacht "Unadilla" passing in the immediate foreground, her decks loaded with passengers. The boat slowly passes, until the stern is directly to the audience. The water in the wake of the yacht is churned by her screw propeller into a milky stream. As the yacht recedes and the perspective widens, a fishing smack shows on the left, while in the right foreground is a small row-boat. Sharp and clear.

Part of the "Southern Pacific Company Series" (Edison films catalog): The Southern Pacific Company ("Sunset Route") offers special inducements to winter travelers, by reason of its southern route, thereby avoiding the extreme cold of the winter months. Its course lies through a section of the country that presents a variety of beautiful and picturesque natural scenery. It is also the direct route to the popular resorts of Southern California, thereby making it a favorable route for tourists. The following subjects were taken by our artist while traveling over the very extensive lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., to whom we are indebted for many courtesies, and without whose co-operation we should not have been able to bring before the public these animated photographs of interesting and novel scenes (p. 43).