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Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Sky Scrapers of
New York City, From the North River
Also known as Sky Scrapers of New York City, From North River in the USA
(1903) United States of America
B&W : 195 feet
Directed by Jacob Blair Smith
Cast: [no cast].
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Jacob Blair Smith. / © 20 May 1903 by Thomas A. Edison [H32025]. Released May 1903. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in 10 May 1903.
Documentary: Actuality.
Synopsis: View of New York skyline from a moving boat, including views of several pier warehouses. // [From Edison promotional materials] A beautiful panoramic view of lower New York from Barclay Street to Battery Park, showing a beautiful stereoscopic effect of the sky-scrapers in the business section of the city. Old Castle Garden, at which place hundreds of thousands of emigrants have landed from time to time, but now used as an Aquarium, is also seen in the picture. One of the finest panoramic pictures of New York ever taken.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: United States: New York: New York
Listing updated: 25 August 2023.
References: Film viewing : Leyda-Before p. 117 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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