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A waterfall in the Catskill mountains of New York State
Library of Congress Slate states that this Edison film of July 31, 1897, was restored in 1996, from the Paper Print Collection. The scene is named: Waterfall in the Catskills. It depicts Haines' Falls in the Catskill Mountains, New York. (Filmed by Edison Company, June 1897, and copyrighted July 31, 1897)
Fake Beggar, film by Edison Company.
A legless beggar with a sign around his neck that reads 'Help the Blind', hobbles along a crowded city sidewalk. A legless child hobbles beside him. People walk past the blind beggar and drop coins into his hat. A man drops a coin that misses the hat, and the beggar reaches for it. A policeman collars him as he picks it up. The impostor wriggles out of his coat and escapes the policeman. (Edison Company, 1897)
Policemen riders fill a horse-drawn Police Patrol Wagon
Police are seen climbing aboard a horse-drawn police wagon. It appears to carry as many as a dozen of them as it drives away. (Filmed by Edison Company, 1897)
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)
Visitors touring Yellowstone Park in horse-drawn coaches
Christian Endeavor excursion touring through the Yellowstone Park in horse-drawn coaches, under auspices of the Northern Pacific Railway. The first coach is very large, pulled by six horses. The tourists wave as they pass the camera. More coaches pass by, each drawn by a four-horse team. (Filmed by Edison Company, ca. July 19-25, 1897, Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; January 4,1899)
Friends wait on the piazza and greet the new arrivals at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel in Yellowstone National Park.
Horse-drawn coaches arrive at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel , Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Friends wait on the piazza to greet the new arrivals. (Filmed by Edison Company, ca. July 1897. Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; January 4, 1899)