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)
Early advertising: Admiral Cigarette (1897) in the United States. A commercial. Four men in various costumes sit and converse in front of a billboard for Admiral Cigarettes. The billboard fills the entire background. Beside them is a large box, marked Admiral Cigarettes. A cross section of men: one dressed as an American Indian, with feather headdress, another a military outfit, a third, as Uncle Sam in striped pants, and the fourth (with pork-chop whiskers) is in a suit, vest, tie, and hat. Suddenly, the box pops open and a woman in tight-fitting costume emerges. She hands out cigarettes to the men and scatters dozens of cigarettes in front of them. She and the men smoke cigarettes and the men unfurl a banner saying, "We all smoke." (Edison Studio, New Jersey)
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)
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)
Early motion picture of the lower falls at Yellowstone National Park's Grand Canyon. (Filmed by Edison Company, ca. July 19-25, 1897. Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; January 4,1899)
The S.S. "Queen" docked at Seattle, Washington, boarding prospective miners bound for the gold fields of Yukon territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush. Would-be miners crowd the decks of the ship and the dock. They carry personal belongings, supplies and tools. (Edison Company,filmed August 6, 1897, in Seattle, Washington)