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Broadway & Union Square, New York / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.


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OTHER TITLES
Broadway and Union Square, New York

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903.

SUMMARY
This short film shows two horse-drawn streetcars, one approaching the camera and the other heading away. Passengers can be seen boarding and getting off of the crowded cars.

NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 8July1903; H33290.

Duration: 0:22 at 15 fps.

Camera, Arthur Marvin.

Photographed August 19, 1901. Location: Broadway and 14th Street, New York, N.Y.

Received: 7/8/03; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.

Received: 1989/90 from UCLA; arch neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

Received: 1991 from LC lab; ref prints and dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

SUBJECTS
Streets--New York (State)--New York.
Street-railroads--New York (State)--New York.
Transportation--New York (State)--New York.
Local transit--New York (State)--New York.
Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--New York.
City traffic--New York (State)--New York.
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
Union Square (New York, N.Y.)
Actuality--Short.

RELATED NAMES
Marvin, Arthur W., 1861-1911, camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 roll (40 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.

CALL NUMBER
LC 1389 (paper pos)
FEB 9818 (ref print)
FEB 9785 (ref print, copy 2)
FPE 5557 (dupe neg)
FPE 5609 (arch neg)

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

DIGITAL ID
lcmp002 m2a23110 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2a23110

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