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1899 Film of Train Crossing Over Brooklyn Bridge – Fletcher’s Castoria Ad Clearly Seen – Library of Congress

Thomas Edison - Library of Congress - Crossing to New York Over Brooklyn Bridge
This still was taken from a Library of Congress archival footage of a train crossing the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan. The Fletcher’s Castoria ad on the right is clearly seen in the beginning of the film. Steam billowing from what possibly was the Domino Sugar Refiner is an awesome sight.

Link to MPEG - Library of Congress [http://memory.loc.gov/mbrs/edmp/1734.mpg]
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Edison Film Link - Library of Congress
Click [here]  for link to Library of Congress for other file formats. Choose item #14
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, no. 2 /

Fletcher's Castoria
© Frank H. Jump

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  1. fadingad says:

    After countless viewings, the smoke on the right was probably refineries of Vinegar Hill. The Fletcher’s Castoria sign is on a building that was probably torn down to build modern apartments that are there now.