The Great Train Robbery – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures The Great Train Robbery in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The Great Train Robbery
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Rather than a depot or locomotive, this piece points to *The Great Train Robbery*, the 1903 Edison film that ran about 12 minutes and became one of the first American movies to tell a complete story across several scenes. Edwin S. Porter directed it for the Edison Manufacturing Company and shot much of it on location in New Jersey, cutting between the holdup, the pursuit and the gang's escape. Its closing shot, an outlaw firing his revolver straight at the audience, is still widely remembered. The subject joins the railroad and the stage, which makes it a useful link between the rail era and the early movie theater.
| Original scan | 3,072 × 1,876 px · prints to 10 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1984u |
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