Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway /
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
moving image
Actualities (Motion pictures) lcgft
Short films. lcgft
Silent films. lcgft
Nonfiction films. lcgft
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co.,
1897.
eng
"The scene of the overhead crossing of the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads at Elizabeth, N.J. While a Pennsylvania train is passing over the arch, the Philadelphia Express on the Central Railroad comes dashing underneath at full speed, head on to the audience"--Maguire & Baucus catalogue.
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43412.
Duration: 0:20 at 30 fps.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0881) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 314-315; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 248; Maguire & Baucus. Fall catalogue, 1897, p. 9 [MI].
Camera, William Heise?
Filmed in June or July 1897, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Express trains--New Jersey.
Railroad bridges--New Jersey--Elizabeth.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00047144