Early Films of New York City
This collection contains forty-five films of New York City dating
from 1898 to 1906. Of these, twenty-five were made by the American
Mutoscope and Biograph Company, while the remaining twenty are Edison
Company productions.
These films are silent and the total run time is 1 hour 40 minutes.
Here is a list of films in this fascinating historic collection.
- Arrival of emigrants [i.e. immigrants], Ellis Island;
- At the foot of the Flatiron; Automobile parade;
- Bargain day, 14th Street, New York;
- Beginning of a skyscraper;
- Broadway & Union Square, New York;
- Buffalo Bill's wild west parade;
- Delivering newspapers;
- Departure of Peary [and the] "Roosevelt" from New
York;
- Elevated railroad, New York;
- Emigrants [i.e. immigrants] landing at Ellis Island;
- Excavating for a New York foundation;
- [Fireboat "New Yorker" in action--excerpts];
- Funeral of Hiram Cronk;
- Interior N.Y. subway, 14th St. to 42nd St.;
- Lower Broadway; Move on; N.Y. Fire Department returning;
- New York City "ghetto" fish market;
- New York City dumping wharf;
- New York Harbor Police boat Patrol capturing pirates;
- New York police parade, June 1st, 1899;
- Opening of new East River bridge, New York;
- Opening the Williamsburg Bridge;
- Panorama from the tower of Brooklyn Bridge;
- Panorama from Times Building, New York;
- Panorama of Blackwell's Island, N.Y.;
- Panorama of Flatiron Building;
- Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.;
- Panorama water front and Brooklyn Bridge from East River;
- Parade of "exempt" firemen;
- Parade of horses on Speedway; Pennsylvania Tunnel excavation;
- A perilous proceeding;
- Pilot boats in New York harbor;
- Skating on lake, Central Park;
- The skyscrapers of New York;
- Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River;
- Sleighing scene;
- Sorting refuse at incinerating plant,
- New York City;
- Star Theatre;
- Statue of Liberty;
- A street Arab;
- What happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City;
- White Wings on review
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
 
 
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