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Men lead Horses and some mules to Buffalo stockyard

Men quickly lead a few mules and many horses, from a stable area, toward the Buffalo stockyard. Owners and businessmen follow in wagon and a carriage, plus a few on foot. "Bailey and Mayer, Sale Stables" is painted on the side of the wagon. Later, many horses, are led back to the stable area, accompanied by two men in the Bailey and Mayer wagon. (Filmed by Edison Company, June 1897)

Date: 1897, June
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071528
Buffalo Police Department on Parade

The entire Police Department of Buffalo New York, marching in parade on city street. They fill the street, marching 16 men abreast, accompanied by the police marching band. (Filmed by Edison Company, June 10, 1897)

Date: 1897, June 10
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071529
Buffalo Fire Department responds to fire in Buffalo, New York..

Buffalo Fire Department in action in Buffalo, New York. Firemen loaded onto large horse-drawn wagons accompanied by several pieces of firefighting apparatus, including two smoking steam pump engines. (Filmed by Edison Company, June, 1897) Note: The 1902 date on the Library of Congress leading title is in error.

Date: 1897, June
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071530
Unloading coal from railroad cars onto a ship by means of a giant rotating device

The great Erie Railroad docks, Cleveland, Ohio. A large Cylindrical metal dumper overturns railroad coal cars to dump contents into a ship, at the rate of two cars per minute. It rolls up an incline,with a coal car inside, turning the coal car upside down to empty it. This is repeated twice. Then the empty coal car is moved out and a new full one arrives ready to enter the dumper. (Edison Company, June, 1897)

Date: 1897, June
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071531
Cattle driven to slaughterhouse in Chicago, Illinois

A herd of long-horn cattle herded through the Chicago stock yard gates on the way to the slaughter house. Man seen prodding a few with a long pole. (Filmed by Edison Company, July, 1897)

Date: 1897, July
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071535
Trains operating at crossing of Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

View of the overhead crossing of the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads at Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Philadelphia Express on the Jersey Central passes underneath at full speed, just before a train passes overhead on the Pennsylvania crossing. (Filmed by Edison Company, 1897)

Date: 1897, June
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071538