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Panorama of esplanade by night /

The first objects visible in this film, which was taken at night, are the glowing light globes that outline the buildings closest to the camera position. The camera slowly pans, encompassing the complete area of the exhibit buildings, and the outlines of all the buildings are clearly discernible. Ed...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Other Authors: Porter, Edwin S. (camera.), White, James H. (James Henry) (camera.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1901.
Series:American history in video.
Subjects:
Pan-American Exposition > (1901 : > Buffalo, N.Y.)
Pan-American Exposition.
Exhibition buildings > New York (State) > Buffalo.
Exhibitions > United States.
Towers > New York (State) > Buffalo.
Buffalo (N.Y.)
Expositions > Constructions > New York (État) > Buffalo.
Exhibition buildings.
Exhibitions.
Towers.
New York (State) > Buffalo.
United States.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:The first objects visible in this film, which was taken at night, are the glowing light globes that outline the buildings closest to the camera position. The camera slowly pans, encompassing the complete area of the exhibit buildings, and the outlines of all the buildings are clearly discernible. Edwin S. Porter maintained that this was the first motion picture taken at night by incandescent light in America.
From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE ESPLANADE BY NIGHT. A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.
Item Description:Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 11Nov1901; H10633.
Original duration: 0:59 at 15 fps.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (1 min.))