William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1897
Firing the Maxim Gun
Firing the Maxim Gun51897HD
"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.
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- 1898
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)21898HD
Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam
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- 1898
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii51898HD
A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of...
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 1046.3331898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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- 1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist5.31894HD
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...
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- 1894
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Annabelle Butterfly Dance5.4741894HD
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest...
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- 1897
Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde6.71897HD
A beautiful view of one of the most celebrated spots in the French capital. A magnificent fountain is playing in the background of the picture, and...
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- 1894
Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance4.81894HD
Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...
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- 1898
A Tug in a Heavy Sea
A Tug in a Heavy Sea81898HD
"Many spectators who have viewed this picture on the Biograph have insisted that they have experienced the pangs of seasickness. The picture was...
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- 1899
London Fire Brigade, Alarm
London Fire Brigade, Alarm71899HD
A London fire brigade springs into action.
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- 1896
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle91896HD
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel4.71898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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- 1891
Newark Athlete
Newark Athlete4.61891HD
Produced May-June 1891, this experimental film fragment was one of the first made in America at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, N.J. The...
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- 1898
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII5.51898HD
From Wikipedia: Sua Santità papa Leone XIII (Italian for "His Holiness Pope Leo XIII") is an 1898 short film directed by William Kennedy...
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- 1896
Awakening of Rip
Awakening of Rip4.251896HD
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- 1900
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith7.71900HD
Naval ratings pulling along naval guns during the Boer War.
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- 1898
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats6.31898HD
Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.
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- 1894
Imperial Japanese Dance
Imperial Japanese Dance4.61894HD
A graceful performance of the Mikado dance, featuring three Japanese women in elaborate traditional costume. Originally noted for its striking effect...
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- 1896
American Falls from Goat Island
American Falls from Goat Island01896HD
The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896,...
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- 1900
Tram Journey through Southampton
Tram Journey through Southampton6.3331900HD
A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.
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