  Magnitudes and color indices in the Vilnius seven-color system are measured
for 690 stars down to ~13.2 mag in the area of the North America and Pelican
nebulae. Spectral types, absolute magnitudes, color excesses, interstellar
extinctions and distances of the stars are determined. The plots of
interstellar extinction Av versus distance for the North America Nebula and for
the dark cloud L935 show that both areas are covered by the same absorbing
cloud, situated at a distance of 600 pc. The maximal extinction in the area of
the nebula is ~3 mag, while in the dark cloud L935 it is much greater.
