Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge (1899)

1899 · Silent film · dir. Billy Bitzer

• Documentary

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Synopsis

Filmed from the Brooklyn tower of the bridge, this is a panorama starting at Manhattan's Battery and then panning northward along the East River shoreline. Reportedly filmed somewhere between 1897 - 1899, though not copyrighted until 1903.

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Details

Director

Billy Bitzer

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Studio

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Released

1899-05-20

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• New York
• New York City
• NYC
• Early films

Cast & crew

• Billy Bitzer Director

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