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Funeral of Hiram Cronk, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

Label
Funeral of Hiram Cronk, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Language
eng
Characteristic
motion picture
Main title
Funeral of Hiram Cronk
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
701797909
Responsibility statement
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Runtime
4
Series statement
New York at the turn of the centuryAmerican history in video
Summary
The film shows a city thoroughfare lined with crowds of people watching a military parade. The first group to come into view is a marching band then a large formation of soldiers in the uniform of Rough Riders. Following them is a hearse drawn by four black horses, escorted by veterans of the Civil War, and horse-drawn open carriages. The camera position shifts and most of the paraders can be seen for a second time: the band, the hearse, and the Civil War veterans. Hiram Cronk, a veteran of the War of 1812, died at the age of 105. He was thought to be the last surviving veteran of that war
Technique
live action
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