SUMMARY According to vaudeville historian Joe Laurie, Jr., Sandow--who was managed by Flo Ziegfeld--was "the greatest of the strong men and who received the most publicity" (Vaudeville, 1972, p. 33). OTHER TITLES Variant title given in C. Musser: Sandow. no. 1 Copyright title: Souvenir strip of the Edison Kinetoscope, Sandow, the modern Hercules Sandow, the modern Hercules CREATED/PUBLISHED [United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1894?] NOTES Copyright (under title Souvenir strip of the Edison Kinetoscope): W.K.L. Dickson; 18May1894; 10777. Performer: Eugen Sandow (aka Friedrich Muller). Camera, William Heise. Filmed March 6, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio. Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection. SUBJECTS Strong men--United States. Bodybuilders--United States. Bodybuilding--United States. Physical education and training--United States. Vaudeville--United States. Muscle tone. Sports (Nonfiction) RELATED NAMES Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production. Sandow, Eugen, 1867-1925, performer. Heise, William, camera. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) DIGITAL ID edmp.4018 hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4018

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