American falls from above, American side | 1896 | Documentary, Short

Title: American falls from above, American side | 1896 | Documentary, Short Director: James H. White. Studio: Edison Manufacturing Company. Release Date: December 12, 1896. Runtime: 1 minute. Format: Silent, black-and-white. Country: United States. Language: Silent. Genres: Documentary, Short. --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Opening panorama of the American Falls 00:00:15 View from the American shore 00:00:35 Water rushing over the brink 00:00:50 Final wide view --- Summary: A single-shot scenic actuality presenting the American Falls at Niagara from a vantage on the U.S. side. The composition emphasizes the flow of water over the precipice and the surrounding winter landscape, offering an early motion-picture record of a major natural landmark. --- Background: Produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company as part of the “New Niagara Falls” series filmed in early December 1896, this short was one of several companion views of the falls released that month under the supervision of director James H. White. Contemporary catalogs and later filmographic references group it with related titles capturing different vantage points on both the American and Canadian sides. --- Trivia: The film belongs to Edison’s “New Niagara Falls” series, which AFI dates to early December 1896. The Library of Congress records a variant title: “American falls from top of American shore.” Companion subjects in the same series include “American Falls—from Incline R.R.” and “Rapids at Cave of the Winds.” It has been included in the compilation Edison: The Invention of the Movies . --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: December 12, 1896. Original Studio / Distributor: Edison Manufacturing Company. Copyright Status: Public Domain. Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: PublicDomain SilentFilm Documentary Edison JamesHWhite NiagaraFalls 1896 EarlyCinema Source page: https: //www.loc.gov/item/00694144/ Direct media URL: https: //tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mbrs/ntscrm/00212632/00212632.mp4