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The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/nychome.html

Description:
"This collection contains forty-five films of New York dating from 1898 to 1906." Includes information on pioneer cameramen of the time and the actuality film, essays "New York City at the Turn of the Century" and "America at the Turn of the Century," and selected bibliographies on New York history and early motion pictures. Searchable by keyword, and browsable by subject and film title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.

Publisher:
Library of Congress

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Actualities (Motion pictures)
City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York
Motion picture film collections -- Washington (D.C.)
New York (N.Y.) -- History

LII Database Information:
Record 2970 created by Tom McGibney on 03/16/2002
Last modification on 04/07/2004
Published: 03/16/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2970