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1899
Original Title :
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1
Genre :
Movie / Documentary / Short
Year :
1899
Type :
Movie
Rating :
5.7/10

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"Showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York. The immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. The best picture of the Brooklyn Bridge yet secured."

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A camera is mounted on the front of a train, focused straight ahead. We are in a tunnel, with light coming closer - a billboard for Chas H. Fletcher products is visible. Then, we are out of the tunnel into sunlight; we pass the billboard and two steam whistles, and the train curves to the left: the Brooklyn Bridge is in front of us. We travel across it, pedestrians visible to the left of the train, horse-drawn carriages to the right. After about 30 seconds, virtually the only thing we can see is the iron lattice work on either side and above the train. After a full minute of this, a bit of Manhattan comes into view; the frame is dominated by buildings at the end of the bridge.


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New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1 (1899)

Edison bragged that this movie would have the greatest view of the Brooklyn Bridge. As with many railroad pictures from this era, the camera is placed at the tip of the train and we basically just get a view of it going down the tracks. I've seen dozens of these types of films and perhaps hundreds but they always entertain me. For starters, it's a great way to get to see major cities in the form that they were during this era. We don't get too many visuals here but we do get an almost 3-D like view as the train is rolling down the tracks with portions of the bridge on both sides. I can imagine a few people getting a headache when viewing this back in the day. It's certainly nothing ground-breaking but it's fun and worth viewing.