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10th U.S. Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Leaving Cars
(1898) United States of America
B&W : 100 feet
Directed by William Paley
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Edison Manufacturing Company? / Cinematography by William Paley. / © 20 May 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [31440]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot on 1 May 1898 in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Hurrah — here they come! Hot, dusty, grim and determined! Real soldiers, every inch of them! No gold lace and chalked belts and shoulder straps, but fully equipped in full marching order: blankets, guns, knapsacks and canteens. Train is in the background. Crowds of curious bystanders; comical looking [African-American] “dude” with a sun-umbrella strolls languidly in the foreground, and you almost hear that “yaller dog” bark. Small boys in abundance. The column marches in fours and passes through the front of the picture. More small boys — all colors. The picture is excellent in outline and full of vigorous life. 100 feet.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive (LC 1885), 35mm reference positive (FEC 3008)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: USA: Florida: Tampa: Ybor City - War: USA : Spanish-American War (1898)
Listing updated: 18 May 2012.
References: LoC-MoPic-1 p. 60, errata : Website-LoC.
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