American Falls from Above, American Side

SUMMARY
Part of Edison's "New Niagara Falls series: The following subjects were all taken on the latest and most improved clear stock during December 1896, and should not be confounded with former negatives, which were not entirely satisfactory." From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Shows glittering ice background and a group of photographers preparing to take pictures.

OTHER TITLES
Variant title in C. Musser: American falls from top of American shore

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

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 12Dec1896; 67877.

Camera, William Heise.

Filmed early December 1896, at Niagara Falls, New York.

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

SUBJECTS
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Waterfalls--New York (State)
Photographers--New York (State)
Actuality

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

DIGITAL ID
edmp.4050 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4051

Category:

Film & Animation

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