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Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge
(1888) England
B&W : Short film
Directed by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince

Cast: (unknown)

Cinematography by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince. / This motion picture was taken in late October 1888 by a camera of Le Prince’s invention on 2-1/8 inch wide sensitized photographic paper at a shutter rate of approximately 20 frames per second. The production was shot in Leeds, England. Le Prince’s second motion picture.

Documentary: Actuality.

Synopsis: View of pedestrian and wheel traffic crossing Leeds Bridge.

Survival status: Print exists [incomplete].

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Bridges - Pipes - Smoke - Street lamps - Street scenes - United Kingdom: England: Leeds

Listing updated: 17 September 2017.

References: Robertson-Guinness pp. 1, 2.