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The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906

These forty-three films are part of the Early Motion Picture collection and represent the earliest period of film production in the United States. The collection features "actuality" films which capture everyday life scenes from the turn-of-the-century. This group of motion pictures highlights the growing metropolis of New York City at the dawn of the twentieth century.

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More About It!	US History Content \| Historical Thinking Skills \| Social Studies Frameworks \| Language Arts \| Classroom Uses \| Acknowledgments
Special Presentation:	America at the Turn of the Century: A Look at the Historical Context http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/papr/introess.html
Historical Eras:	Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915 Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
Related Collections:	African American Pamphlets, 1818-1907 Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 Early Films: President McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901 Early Films of San Francisco Before and After the Earthquake, 1897-1916 Inside an American Factory: The Westinghouse Works, 1904 National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921 Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1890-1920 World's Transportation Commission Photographs, 1894-1896 WPA Life History Manuscripts, 1936-1940
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Search Tips:	You can search descriptions and see a still clip of each film without special viewers. However, to run the actual film, you may need a special viewer. For technical help downloading viewers, go to the Technical Information Page (Frequently Asked Questions). The search function always searches ALL of the early film collections (New York, McKinley, and San Francisco). To zero in on New York films, include the words New York or New York City with other search terms. New York searches will also pull up films from the Pan American Exposition which was staged in Buffalo, New York. *For more help with search words, go to American Memory Search Tips.

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Sep-16-96