Manhatta

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Manhatta (1921)
Paul Strand, Charles Sheeler, titles after Walt Whitman

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An American 1921 short documentary silent film showing early 20th-century Manhattan; the intertitles include excerpts from the writings of Walt Whitman.

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Director	Charles Sheeler (d. 1965), Paul Strand (d. 1976)
Cinematographer	Charles Sheeler
Based on available information, the latest crew member that is relevant to international copyright laws died in 1976, meaning that this film may be in the public domain in countries and jurisdictions with 47 years p.m.a. or less, as well as in the United States.

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3615293Manhatta1921Paul Strand, Charles Sheeler, titles after Walt Whitman

MANHATTA

Photographed by

PAUL STRAND
and
CHARLES SHEELER

Photographed
BY

PAUL STRAND
AND
CHARLES SHEELER

"City of the world (for all races are here)

City of tall facades of marbles and iron,

Proud and passionate city."

"When million-footed Manhattan unpent, descends to its pavements."

WOMENMEN

"High growths of iron, slender, strong, splendidly uprising toward clear skies."

"The building of cities:—the shovel, the great derrick, the wall scaffold, the work of walls and ceilings."

"Where our tall topt marble and iron beauties range on opposite sides."

"City of hurried and sparkling waters,

City nested in bays."

"This world all spanned with iron rails."

WEST SHORE ELEVATOR
PIER 7.

"With lines of steamships threading every sea."

AQUITANIA

"Shapes of the bridges, vast frameworks, girders, arches."

"On the river the shadowy group, by the big steam tug closely flank'd on each side by barges."

"Where the city's ceaseless crowd moves on, the live long day."

"Gorgeous clouds of sunset! drench with your splendor me or the men and women generations after me."

FIN

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1976, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 47 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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