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Annual Parade, New York Fire Department
(1904) United States of America
B&W : [?] 270 or 290? feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter

Cast: Mayor George B. McClellan Jr. [himself], Chief Croker [himself]

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 17 May 1904 by Thomas A. Edison [H46128]. Released May 1904. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 14 May 1904 in New York, New York.

Documentary: Actuality.

Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Taken in front of the reviewing stand at Madison Square, New York city. Shows the arrival of Mayor McClellan, and other New York officials. The parade is headed by Chief Croker and battalion chiefs. The firemen march in double columns reaching across the street from curb to curb and are followed by engines, hook and ladder trucks, water-towers, etc. The life-saving crews carry scaling ladders, nets and other paraphernalia. An excellent picture of it.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm reference positive (FEC 1607), 16mm duplicate reduction negative (FRA 0075), 16mm reference reduction positive (FLA 4959)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Parades - USA: New York: New York

Listing updated: 23 August 2023.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 388, 597; Niver-Early p. 9 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb; Website-LoC.

 
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