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The Haverstraw Tunnel
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Wikipedia article
'The Haverstraw Tunnel' is an early black and white silent film released in 1897 by the American Mutoscope Company. It is considered to be one of the first examples of a phantom ride (along with Alexandre Promio's 'Leaving Jerusalem by Railway' the same year) and features a train travelling along the West Shore Railroad in Rockland County, New York and then through the eponymous tunnel.
Reception
'The Haverstraw Tunnel' became one of Mutoscope's most popular films. A review of the film was published in a February 1, 1898 Worcester, Massachusetts newspaper that mentioned:
A review appeared in the January 22, 1898 'Tatler' of St. Augustine, Florida and commented on the effect the film had upon audiences at the Hotel Alcazar at the time:
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