Documentary

Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

Name: Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1903-05-22
Duration: 2 min
Rating: 4.5

May 22, 1903

TMDB4.5· 4

A view of Riker's Island and its landfill, filmed from a passing boat on 9 May 1903. While heavy steam powered construction equipment construct a sea wall, nearby garbage scows are unloaded by steam shovel.