1903 - USA: Primitive Documentary, Fireboat “New Yorker” in Action (excerpt). 10May03

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1903 - USA: Primitive Documentary, Fireboat “New Yorker” in Action (excerpt). 10May03 View from in front of fireboat underway shooting w/ many nozzles; turns broadside in MCU showing single stack & cabin w/ more than a dozen nozzles firing & shutting down. Backgroiund of land & some buildings. Hoses begin again shooting while underway passing in MCU. Actuality; Early Cinema; 1900s; Thomas A. Edison Inc; NYC; New York City; James Blair Smith; NOTE: Fireboat New Yorker, 125 feet long, was put in service in 1891 & berthed at the Battery near Castle Garden. It was considered the most powerful fireboat in service & pumped 13,000 gallons per minute. NOTE: Complete short reels of paper prints may be combined three for the price of one source reel, not to exceed 10 minutes. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk