That song was written for the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904 and this is a movie of a parade of floats, competently photographed by A.E. Weed. As the camera sits, about half a dozen boats of varying descriptions pass by, each containing an assortment of people, foliage and gewgaws.
A.E. Weed was a cameraman from 1903 through 1906, working mainly for Biograph and mostly in actualities like this one. Other than his dates of death and birth, not much is known about him. His work seems simple but competent, as it is here. Of more interest is the fact that the word "float" in this context seems to mean specifically a moving tableaux vivante (with occasional waving) that passes by on the water. Nowadays, it can be mounted on a cart or drawn through the street.
A.E. Weed was a cameraman from 1903 through 1906, working mainly for Biograph and mostly in actualities like this one. Other than his dates of death and birth, not much is known about him. His work seems simple but competent, as it is here. Of more interest is the fact that the word "float" in this context seems to mean specifically a moving tableaux vivante (with occasional waving) that passes by on the water. Nowadays, it can be mounted on a cart or drawn through the street.
