And Biograph Was There . . . #3

On November 23, 1903, while dalmations and palookas in firehouses across America smoldered with envy, American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. cameraman F.S. Armitage was present as Pawtucket, Rhode Island's crack Fire Department unveiled its new, state-of-the-art firefighting equipment before a stunned citizenry.

And Biograph Was There . . . #2

On April 27, 1906, American Mutoscope and Biograph cameraman G.W. Bitzer was on hand at New York's Ellis Island to record the goings and comings of newly arrived huddled masses.

And Biograph Was There . . . #1

On October 21, 1901, American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. cameraman James Congdon captured these images of construction workers at 13th and Broadway in New York City being lowered to the ground en masse.