View of an outdoor film set at Vitagraph Studios, showing a film shoot in progress, 1917

Photograph of a view of an outdoor film set at Vitagraph Studios, showing a film shoot in progress, 1917. A film set sits in the grass at the center of the image, bounded by wooden walls on all sides except for the front. Several workers sit on the top of the set, while other crew members sit in the grass in front of the set. The camera sits on a platform in the left centerground of the image, along with the cameraman and director. Actors occupy the stage of the set. The structure of another film set is visible in the right background.