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Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon
(1901) United States of America
B&W : 75 feet
Directed by [?] Edwin S. Porter and/or A. White?
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter and A. White. / © 14 August 1901 by Thomas A. Edison [H7634]. Released August 1901. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Documentary: Actuality.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Here we have recorded a very novel scene, the camera having been placed in the basket of the captive balloon at the Pan-American Exposition. It was then slowly elevated to the top of the Tower, a distance of 465 feet, and slowly lowered until it reached the ground, keeping the Tower in view all the time during the ascent and descent, ending with a very interesting view of the base of the Tower, with crowds of people passing to and fro.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: USA: New York: Buffalo
Listing updated: 11 February 2011.
References: Website-AFI.
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