Beginning of a skyscraper, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Type
Label
Beginning of a skyscraper, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Language
eng
Characteristic
motion picture
Main title
Beginning of a skyscraper
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
701797892
Responsibility statement
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Runtime
1
Series statement
New York at the turn of the centuryAmerican history in video
Summary
From a contemporary American Mutoscope and Biograph Company catalog: Starting a Skyscraper--New York--26 feet. Taken in the immense excavation for the foundation of the new Macy Building at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street, New York. An excellent study of modern American push and enterpriseThe scene is an excavation site in New York City. A large group of workmen with picks and shovels are digging. Carts drawn by pairs of horses can be seen emerging from the smoke in the background
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Starting a skyscraper
Subject
camera
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Outgoing Resources
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