Found in the film archive collection of the Montclair Public Library in Montclair, New Jersey, this 16mm print of Gertie the Dinosaur, released by Blackhawk films circa 1970, appears to be the rare plagiarized version perpetrated by animator John Randolf Bray in 1915, a year or so after the original Gertie the Dinosaur was created by animation pioneer, Winsor McCay.

This is an excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Gertie the Dinosaur:
"A fake version of Gertie the Dinosaur appeared a year or two after the original; it features a dinosaur performing most of Gertie's tricks, but with less skillful animation, using cels on a static background. It is not known for certain who produced the film, though its style is believed to be that of Bray Productions."

The Music accompanying this piece are two Edison Records from 1915 - "The Music Box Rag" performed by the Jaudas' Society Orchestra, and "The Porcupine Rag" performed by the New York Military Band.

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