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Esquimaux village
(1901)
The first of three camera positions shows a low building resembling an igloo beside a small pool, and an ice floe. Dark-complexioned people dressed as Eskimos run up and down... Genre: Historical Keywords: Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo; N; Y; )Exhibitions--United States; Eskimos--Games; Eskimo dogs--New York (State); Sleds--New York (State)--Buffalo; Buffalo (N.Y.); Actuality--Short; Duration: 00:00:51 Popularity (downloads): 436 |
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Delivering newspapers
(1903)
The film shows a group of about fifty preadolescent boys running and crowding around a one-horse paneled newspaper van that pulls up in the foreground of the picture. On the... Genre: Historical Keywords: Paperboys--New York (State)--New York; Newspaper carriers--New York (State)--New York; American newspapers--New York (State)--New York; World (New York, N. Y. : 1860-1931); Commercial vehicles--New York (State)--New York; Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--New York; Boys--New York (State)--New York; Actuality--Short; Duration: 00:00:53 Popularity (downloads): 773 |
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Sleighing scene
(1898)
A view of a snow-covered road in Central Park. A variety of horse-drawn sleighs ride by the camera from both directions. Only two pedestrians appear. Genre: Historical Keywords: Sleighing--New York (State)--New York; Sleighs--New York (State)--New York; Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--New York; Pedestrians--New York (State)--New York; Winter--New York (State)--New York; Central Park (New York, N.Y.)Actuality--Short; Duration: 00:00:47 Popularity (downloads): 758 |
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Racing at Sheepshead Bay
(1897)
From Edison films catalog: The finish and weighing out of a running race with nine starters. Won by famous Clifford, Sloane up. 50 feet. 7.50. Genre: Historical Keywords: Horse racing--New York (State)--New York; Race horses--New York (State)--New York; Racetracks (Horse racing)--New York (State)--New York; Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.); Jockeys--New York (State)--New York; Actuality; Duration: 00:00:25 Popularity (downloads): 744 |
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Buffalo stockyards
(1897)
From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed. 50 feet. 7.50. Genre: Historical Keywords: Stockyards--New York (State)--Buffalo; Horses--New York (State)--Buffalo; Horse industry--New York (State)--Buffalo; Ponies--New York (State)--Buffalo; Mules--New York (State)--Buffalo; Livestock--New York (State)--Buffalo--Marketing; Buffalo (NY)Actuality; Duration: 00:00:25 Popularity (downloads): 670 |
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Sorting refuse at incinerating plant, New York City
(1903)
The subject is a group of about thirty men and boys who are sorting combustible refuse, mostly paper, and stuffing it into large sacks. In the background a man... Genre: Historical Keywords: Refuse and refuse disposal--New York (State)--New York; Sanitation workers--New York (State)--New York; Incinerators--New York (State)--New York; Actuality--Short; Duration: 00:01:42 Popularity (downloads): 408 |
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Buffalo Bill's wild west parade
(1902)
The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the parade. The participants in the... Genre: Historical Keywords: Buffalo Bill; 1846-1917; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company; Parades--New York (State); New York; Cowboys--New York (State); New York; Indians of North America--New York (State); United States--Army--Cavalry; Horses--New York (State);Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State); Afro-Americans--New York (State); Actuality--Short; Duration: 00:01:52 Popularity (downloads): 1631 |
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Skating on lake, Central Park
(1902)
The view is of a frozen lake in Central Park crowded with ice skaters. The film is of such poor quality that it is difficult to tell if the apparent... Genre: Historical Keywords: Skating--New York (State)--New York; Winter--New York (State)--New York; Central Park (New York, N. Y.); Skaters--New York (State)--New York; Actuality--Short; Duration: 00:00:54 Popularity (downloads): 728 |
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Panoramic view of Electric Tower from a balloon
(1901)
The title indicates that this film was taken from a balloon. However, there is no aerial photography. Instead it is an up and down or elevation of the camera on... Genre: Historical Keywords: Pan-American Exposition--(1901 :--Buffalo; N.Y.); Exhibitions--United States; Towers--New York (State)--Buffalo; Exhibition buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo; Amusement rides--New York (State)--Buffalo; Buffalo (N.Y.); Actuality--Short; Duration: 00:01:20 Popularity (downloads): 692 |
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A tough dance
(1902)
From either side of a white, apparently outdoors, setting enter a man and woman, both wearing ragged street clothes and caps. As they approach center stage, the man grabs the... Genre: Historical Keywords: Dance--New York (State)--New York; Hoodlums--New York (State)--New York--Drama; Dancers--New York (State)--New York; Bowery (New York, N.Y.: Street)--Drama; Silent films; Dance; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:45 Popularity (downloads): 1381 |
