Title The skyscrapers of New York / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

Published United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1906

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Description 1 online resource (12 min.) Series New York at the turn of the century American history in video Summary This melodrama was filmed during the actual construction of a skyscraper in New York City, and includes several scenes of real work crews: a line of bricklayers, a man heating rivets in a forge, riveters assembling steel girders, men astride the steel framework maneuvering and setting a girder in place, and a group of men descending on a crane line. The story involves a construction foreman who fires one of his crew for fighting, which leads the disgruntled employee to steal. He causes the blame to be put on the foreman, who is finally exonerated when the thief is exposed. All of this conflict is woven in and around the actual construction of the building as the work is in progress. There is even one scene of a hand-to-hand fight between the foreman and the villain that takes place on the unprotected ledge of the steel framework of the building. Some New York City landmarks seen in the film include Union Square (between Broadway and 4th Avenue, 14th-17th Street), and the Everett House, opposite the northeast corner of the square at 17th St. and 4th Avenue. The film includes the original AM & B title frames at head of film Notes Print version record Subject Bricklayers -- New York (State) -- New York Building trades -- Employees -- Drama Building trades -- New York (State) -- New York Commercial buildings -- New York (State) -- New York Construction workers -- New York (State) -- New York Skyscrapers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction Structural steel workers -- New York (State) -- New York Bricklayers Building trades Building trades -- Employees Buildings Commercial buildings Construction workers Skyscrapers -- Design and construction Structural steel workers SUBJECT Broadway (New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86002484 New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Union Square (New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94001065 Subject New York (State) -- New York New York (State) -- New York -- Broadway New York (State) -- New York -- Union Square Genre/Form Feature films Drama Fiction films Short films Short films. Fiction films. Feature films. Courts métrages. Films de fiction. Form Streaming video Author Dobson, F. A., camera. American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Other Titles Copyright title: Skyscrapers Skyscrapers of NY

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