Freight Train
R: James H. White. K: Frederick Blechynden. P: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. USA 1898
Filmed ca. early to mid-January 1898, in California.
Print: Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
“The long train is just coming out of the tunnel. An engine and a header, nineteen freight cars, a caboose and a pusher engine creep slowly round the curve and up the steep grade. Fine smoke effects. Magnificent scenery. 100 feet.
Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 21.
Southern Pacific Company series: The Southern Pacific Company (‘Sunset Route’) offers special inducements to winter travelers, by reason of its southern route, thereby avoiding the extreme cold of the winter months. Its course lies through a section of the country that presents a variety of beautiful and picturesque natural scenery. It is also the direct route to the popular resorts of Southern California, thereby making it a favorable route for tourists.(…)
Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 43.”
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THE EARLY SILENT ERA 1895-1915