Astor Battery on Parade (1899)

The Astor Battery became famous after the Spanish-American war and these young men are on display in this Edison short, which was shot on Saturday, January 21, 1899. We see a parade cross Broadway onto Union Square with the mounted police, the band and then the Astor Battery. The footage of this short is still in very good condition, which adds a lot considering how little footage is available of these men.

Released Jan. 20, 1899 1 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.parade, imdb.artillery, imdb.army, imdb.police, imdb.mounted-police, imdb.cannon + 6 more, imdb.horse, imdb.soldier, imdb.year-1899, imdb.1890s, imdb.19th-century, imdb.spanish-american-war