Title:
In the Days of '75 and '76
Record Group Number:
RG2062.MI
Collection:
Black Hills Feature Film Company
Contributing Institution:
History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/
Creator:
Hartman Bros. Film Manufacturers, Omaha, Neb.
Date:
1915
Description:
Epic Western-genre theatrical film written by and starring the people of Chadron, Nebraska, who incorporated the Black Hills Feature Film Company in 1915. The film tells the story of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, their lives as government scouts and miners, and their romance, cut short by the villainy of Jack McCall. The film made use of soldiers from Fort Robinson and Native Americans from the Pine Ridge Reservation. Silent, with title cards.
Language:
English
Subject (Topics) :
Motion pictures
Subject (Topics) :
Native Americans
Subject (Topics) :
Military facilities
Source (Names):
Hickock, William
Source (Names):
Cannary, Martha Jane
Source (Places):
Fort Robinson (Neb.)
Source (Places):
Chadron (Neb.)
Source (Temporal):
1910s
Format-Extent:
01:31:33
Format-Medium:
Motion picture film
Format-Medium:
Black and white
Format-Medium:
Silent
Dimensions:
16mm (from 35mm original)
Type:
Moving Image
Rights:
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at History Nebraska. For more information contact: hn.web@nebraska.gov
