Echo Of An Era

Duration: 12

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Contemporary Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts little old New York of the 19th and early 20th centuries when the wealthy vacationed in Brooklyn and the poor took a day's excursion to the Battery. , Uses live action, animation, engravings, and photographs in portraying the history of New York's famous Third Avenue El from its origin to its last days. Shows some of the customs and tastes of the people who rode the El throughout that period.

Complete Record: Depicts little old New York of the 19th and early 20th centuries when the wealthy vacationed in Brooklyn and the poor took a day's excursion to the Battery. , Uses live action, animation, engravings, and photographs in portraying the history of New York's famous Third Avenue El from its origin to its last days. Shows some of the customs and tastes of the people who rode the El throughout that period. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)