U.S. Cavalry Supplies Unloading At Tampa, Florida (1898 Original Black & White Film)

Check out this vintage footage from 1898 showcasing a freight train loaded with baggage and ambulance supplies for the 9th U.S. Cavalry. Witness troopers pulling, lifting, and hauling an ambulance from a flat car as it slides down inclined planks. Experience the hustle and bustle of the scene as a drill engine darts past on the next track.

Source :
Paley, W. D., Thomas A. Edison, I. & Paper Print Collection. (1898) U.S. cavalry supplies unloading at Tampa, Florida. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98500973