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Made possible by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT PRESENT tells the story of researching the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 through its archival sources. It touches on the greatest Ferris Wheel ever built, the Fair’s restrictive photography policy, and the new worl...

Curious film scholar chronicles her search in the world’s largest library for unidentified earliest motion picture material registered for copyright, 130 years after Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Rand Spofford signs off on it, questioning the reasons for its mysterious status.

Curious film scholar chronicles her search in the world’s largest library for unidentified earliest motion picture material registered for copyright, 130 years after Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Rand Spofford signs off on it, questioning the reasons for its mysterious status. 0:00 The Shadow Line - opening titles 4:21 Want of room and want of hands 8:12 The first five - part 1 12:48 Copyrigh...