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New York Harbor Police boat Patrol capturing pirates / Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- New York at the turn of the century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boats and boating--New York (State)--New York.
- Boats and boating.
- Gunboats--New York (State)--New York.
- Gunboats.
- Harbor police--New York (State)--New York.
- Harbor police.
- Pirates--New York (State)--New York.
- Pirates.
- Police patrol--New York (State)--New York--Specialized units.
- Police patrol.
- Police training--New York (State)--New York.
- Police training.
- Watercraft police--New York (State)--New York.
- Watercraft police.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 min.).
- Other Title:
- N.Y. Harbor Police boat "Patrol" capturing pirates
- New York Harbor Police boat Patrol
- Place of Publication:
- United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1903.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- This was probably filmed in the southern part of the Upper New York Bay looking towards the Narrows, with Fort Lafayette partly visible in the far background. The subject is a simulated capture by the police gunboat "Patrol" of three "pirates" in a rowboat. Puffs of smoke appear as the gunboat fires several rounds from the bow cannon, which can be clearly seen later in a side view of the boat. The "Patrol" was a steel, twin screw, 135 foot, 118 ton police boat, built in 1893 at Sparrow's Point, Maryland.
- From a contemporary Edison film company catalog: NEW YORK HARBOR POLICE BOAT "PATROL" CAPTURING PIRATES. The "Patrol" is seen chasing a row-boat containing river pirates. The pirates are pulling at the oars with all their strength, but a few shots from the Police Boat weaken their nerves and they give up. When the "Patrol" comes up near them, it lowers a dory and a number of policemen make the capture. As the pirates are landed on the Police Boat a fierce fight takes place between them and the police, but the latter overcome the offenders and land them safely on the boat.
- Notes:
- Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 20May1903; H32027.
- Original duration: 2:09 at 15 fps.
- Previously published as DVD.
- OCLC:
- 701797914
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