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Union Square — New York
(1896) United States of America
B&W : 140 feet
Directed by W.K.L. Dickson
Cast: (unknown)
American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by W.K.L. Dickson. / Released September 1896. / Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format. / The production was shot in the spring of 1896. [?] Biograph production number 8? The film was also available in a 25 foot length.
Documentary: Actuality.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] A most interesting view of Union Square as it appeared in 1896, showing the old style trolley cars rounding Deadman’s Curve at Broadway and Fourteenth Street, and the old style horse cars of the Fourteenth Street crosstown.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: USA: New York: New York: Union Square
Listing updated: 27 January 2015.
References: Musser-Emerge p. 148 : Website-AFI.
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