Brooklyn Bridge, BRT, New York City - 1896

A stationary camera is set at a curve in the train tracks, with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. From the bridge, a four-car streetcar approaches and turns to he viewer's left. As it passes, a train going toward the bridge passes on the tracks in front. It has four cars as well, with a few passengers aboard. A train engine that is moving backwards follows that train. A man atop a tall ladder works on a light pole.

a.k.a. 'Pont De Brooklyn' and 'Brooklyn Bridge in the U.S.A.'Lumière No. 321 - Produced by Auguste & Louis Lumière Camera: Alexandre Promio (Jean Alexandre Louis Promio).

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