Society of Motion Picture Engineers : incorporation and by-laws (1919)

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Record Details:

Title:
Society of Motion Picture Engineers : incorporation and by-laws
Date:
1919
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Volume:
Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1919)
Leaf #:
000301
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Cinematography -- Periodicals
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Preceeded by an unnumbered issue published in 1916 called: Incorporation and by-laws
Date Added:
September 12, 2024
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