Summary

DescriptionFuneral of Hiram Cronk.ogv	Funeral procession of Hiram Cronk, the last surviving veteran of the War of 1812, in Brooklyn in 1905
Date	Taken on 25 May 1905
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Author	G. W. "Billy" Blitzer for American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.
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CREATED/PUBLISHED

United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1905.

Summary

The film shows a city thoroughfare lined with crowds of people watching a military parade. The first group to come into view is a marching band [Frame: 0120], then a large formation of soldiers in the uniform of Rough Riders [0720]. Following them is a hearse drawn by four black horses, escorted by veterans of the Civil War [2742], and horse-drawn open carriages. The camera position shifts and most of the paraders can be seen for a second time: the band [3692], the hearse [5610], and the Civil War veterans [6000]. Hiram Cronk, a veteran of the War of 1812, died at the age of 105. He was thought to be the last surviving veteran of that war.

NOTES

Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 25May1905; H61323.

Duration: 3:51 at 15 fps.

Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer.

Photographed May 17-18, 1905. Location: Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.

Received: 5/25/05; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.

Received: 1989/90 from UCLA; arch neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

Received: 1991 from LC lab; ref print and dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

SUBJECTS

• Funeral rites and ceremonies--New York (State)--New York.
• Military funerals--New York (State)--New York.
• Parades--New York (State)--New York.
• Horses--New York (State)--New York.
• Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--New York.
• United States--History--War of 1812--Veterans.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.
• Actuality--Short.

RELATED NAMES

• Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera.
• American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
• Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM

• 1 roll (260 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.

CALL NUMBER

• LC 2029 (paper pos)
• FEB 9814 (ref print)
• FPE 5555 (dupe neg)
• FPE 5619 (arch neg)

REPOSITORY

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID

lcmp002 m2b32928 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2b32928