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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920


Herald Square / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White.


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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., [1896]

SUMMARY
From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Showing "Herald" building, street and elevated railroad.

NOTES
Copyright: no reg.

Camera, William Heise.

Duration: 0:11 at 24 fps.

MAVIS 214311.

Filmed May 11, 1896, in New York City.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 203; Maguire & Baucus. Edison and international photographic films catalogue, April 1897, p. 10 [MI].

Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.

SUBJECTS
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Railroads, Elevated--New York (State)--New York.
City traffic--New York (State)--New York.
Pedestrians--New York (State)--New York.
Cable cars (Streetcars)--New York (State)--New York.
Streets--New York (State)--New York.
Local transit--New York (State)--New York.
Actuality

RELATED NAMES
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., ca. 16 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.

CALL NUMBER
FEC 8061 (viewing print)

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID
edmp 4039 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4039

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