Panoramic view of Electric Tower from a balloon /

"Here we have recorded a very novel scene, the camera having been placed in the basket of the captive balloon at the Pan-American Exposition. It was then slowly elevated to the top of the Tower, a distance of 465 feet, and slowly lowered until it reached the ground, keeping the Tower in view all the time during the ascent and descent, ending with a very interesting view of the base of the Tower, with crowds of people passing to and fro. 75 ft."--Edison films catalog no. 135.
H7634 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 14Aug1901; H7634.
Camera: Edwin S. Porter, James H. White.
Duration: 1:20 at 15 fps.
Filmed between May 1, 1901 and November 2, 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition, in Buffalo, New York.
Camera: Edwin S. Porter, James H. White.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1045) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 242; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 791-792; Edison films catalog no. 135, Septermber 1902, p. 22 viewed online via the New Jersey Digital Highway, January 19, 2018.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.