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Market Square, Harrisburg, Pa.
(1897) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by James H. White [?] and William Heise?

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by William Heise [?] and James H. White? / © 8 January 1897 by Thomas A. Edison. Premiered 13 January 1897 at the Grand Opera House in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 24-26 December 1896. One of seven copyrighted films shot in late 1896 for presentation at the Bijou Theatre in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The films were purchased by a competitor when Edison’s Projectorscope left Harrisburg before the films were finished. The films were shown on 13 and 14 January 1897 at the Grand Opera House in Harrisburg.

Documentary: Actuality.

Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Buildings - Street scenes - Transportation: Sleighs - USA: Pennsylvania: Harrisburg: Market Square

Listing updated: 22 August 2023.

References: Leyda-Before pp. 80, 90 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.