Film, Video Parade of horses on Speedway

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Title
Parade of horses on Speedway
Summary
The film is of a parade of fine horses and fashionable carriages taken along what is now the Harlem River Drive, in the Highbridge section of northern Manhattan. The view is from the Manhattan side of the river looking north. On the right is the Harlem River and on the opposite bank, the Bronx. Prominent in the background is the High Bridge at 175th Street, an important landmark completed in 1842 as part of the Croton aqueduct system. Beyond the High Bridge is the Washington Bridge at 181st Street. The "Speedway" was built in 1900 at a cost of over three million dollars.
Contributor Names
Bonine, R. (Robert K.), camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903.
Subject Headings
-  Horse processions--New York (State)--New York
-  Parades--New York (State)--New York
-  Horses--New York (State)--New York
-  Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--New York
-  Harlem River (N.Y.)
-  Washington Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
-  Bridges--New York (State)
Genre
Actualities (Motion pictures)
Short films
Nonfiction films
Notes
-  H33282 U.S. Copyright Office
-  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 8July1903; H33282.
-  Duration: 0:52 at 15 fps.
-  Camera, Robert K. Bonine.
-  Photographed May 15, 1902. Location: West bank of Harlem River, New York, N.Y.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Received: 7/8/03; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
-  Received: 1989/90 from UCLA; arch neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.
-  Received: 1991 from LC lab; ref print and dupe neg; preservation Paper Print Collection.
Medium
1 roll (68 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC 663 (paper pos)
FEB 9840 (ref print)
FPE 5540 (dupe neg)
FPE 5628 (arch neg)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2b44933
Library of Congress Control Number
00694402
Online Format
image
video
Description
The film is of a parade of fine horses and fashionable carriages taken along what is now the Harlem River Drive, in the Highbridge section of northern Manhattan. The view is from the Manhattan side of the river looking north. On the right is the Harlem River and on the opposite bank, the Bronx. Prominent in the background is the High Bridge at 175th Street, an important landmark completed in 1842 as part of the Croton aqueduct system. Beyond the High Bridge is the Washington Bridge at 181st Street. The "Speedway" was built in 1900 at a cost of over three million dollars.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/00694402
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Bonine, R. , Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Parade of horses on Speedway. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694402/.

APA citation style:

Bonine, R., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1903) Parade of horses on Speedway. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694402/.

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Bonine, R. , Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. Parade of horses on Speedway. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694402/>.