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Herald Square
(1896) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by William Heise

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Raff & Gammon. / Cinematography by William Heise. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot in [?] May? 1896. One of the first films taken with the portable Edison camera.

Documentary: Actuality.

Synopsis: View of Herald Square in New York City.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Street scenes - USA: New York: New York: Herald Square

Listing updated: 25 April 2015.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 4, 118; Ramsaye-Million p. 245.

Home video: DVD.