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Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago /

Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago /

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"The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward the Masonic Temple. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog.
"Erie Railroad series...present novel and interesting views along the line of the Erie, such as do not always come within the observation of the general tourist. We are indebted to the courtesy of the Erie officials, whose kind co-operation in affording us every facility within their power has enabled us to procure these unusual and effective pictures"--Edison films catalog, p. 23.
43410 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43410.
Camera, William Heise?
Duration: 0:25 at 30 fps.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0024) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
Filmed June or July 1897, in Chicago, Illinois.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 311; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 66; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 23 [MI]; Maguire & Baucus. Fall catalogue, 1897, p. 9 [MI].
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

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01/01/1897
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White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
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