Railroad research and railroad network in the United States. Worker works on springs for smoother rides. He studies and tests metals and parts. Rubber gloves are immersed and water and checked. Worker undergo a goggle test. Engineer checks metals for defects using electric current. Engineers study the internal structure of the metal casting and find defects at the X-ray laboratory. Locomotive moves on track. Animated map depicts: the network of railroads spread over various countries in America.
(A one-legged man with crutch on dirt road suddenly shows he has both legs, and runs away.) Two little girls carry food to a dog sitting on a railroad track. The move the dog off the track and sit beside the track to feed it. The parents, looking for the girls, see them and call out to them. The go to fetch the girls. The girls walk along the tracks with the dog. A steam locomotive pulling a train at high speed on the railroad. Passengers, seated on the rear platform of the train, converse. Views of the engineer in the locomotive cab. He sees the girls and blows his horn. The girls see the train. Smoke emitted from the engine. The girls look at the approaching train. They pull against each other trying to move with the dog, off the track. The train engineer applies the brakes and the train stops. He runs forward to the front of the train. Passengers climb down from the train to see what is wrong and run to the front of the train. They crowd around the girls and dog who are unhurt.
Paper print. Early motion picture documentary. People thronging to attend some outdoor activity (possibly Belmont Race track?) in the United States. Many pedestrians and travelers arrive by bus, carriage, and other means of conveyance, as they converge on the entrance to Belmont park or similar place. Van seen passing with "Evening Telegram" written on its side.
Paper print. Early motion picture documentary. A horse race in the United States in the year 1902. The horse race begins. Buildings in the background. A large crowd of spectators seated in the stands. They cheer for the riders.
Paper print. Early motion picture documentary. A unique race in the United States in the year 1902. A race between an elephant, a bicycle, a camel, a horse and an automobile. Buildings in the background.
Image of letter from Thomas A. Edison to the Librarian of Congress, stamped January 9, 1894, requesting a copyright for his film titled 'The Sneeze' , which depicts a man named Fred Ott sneezing in the United States. View of a still image containing 45 individual frames of the film 'The Sneeze' along with explanation of their creation and preservation at the Library of Congress. Thomas A. Edison and associates seated at a table containing photographic equipment. The film 'Fred Ott's Sneeze' (proper title, filmed January, 1894) is shown at the end of the clip.
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