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Advance Guard, Return of New Jersey Troops
Also known as [Advance Guard, Return of N.J. Troops]
(1898) United States of America
B&W : [?] 50? feet
Directed by James H. White

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by William Heise. / © 7 October 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [59211]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot on a day between 20-30 September 1898. Musser control number 636.

Documentary: Actuality.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - History: USA: Spanish-American War (1898) - Parades - Street scenes

Listing updated: 18 May 2012.

References: LoC-MoPic-1 p. 1; Musser-Edison p. 472; Niver-Early p. 2.