Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies
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Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies is a 1900
black-and-white silent film
depicting the destruction caused by the Galveston hurricane
on September 8, 1900. The film was produced by Edison Studios
. It depicts laborers clearing debris searching for dead bodies. A body was found during the search.
1900 in film
The year 1900 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Reulos, Goudeau & Co. invent Mirographe, a 21 mm amateur format.* The Lumiere Brothers premiere their new Lumiere Wide format for the 1900 World Fair...
black-and-white silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
depicting the destruction caused by the Galveston hurricane
Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on the city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas, on September 8, 1900.It had estimated winds of at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale...
on September 8, 1900. The film was produced by Edison Studios
Edison Studios
Edison Studios was an American motion picture production company owned by the Edison Company of inventor Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films as the Edison Manufacturing Company and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. until the studio's closing in 1918...
. It depicts laborers clearing debris searching for dead bodies. A body was found during the search.