William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1899
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race71899HD
"An interesting picture of the great inter-collegiate eight-oared boat race of 1899. The picture is taken from the judge's boat, and shows the start...
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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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- 1894
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
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The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".
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- 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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- 1896
Awakening of Rip
Awakening of Rip4.251896HD
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- 1897
Changing Guard (Berlin)
Changing Guard (Berlin)81897HD
Military in Germany.
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- 1899
From Monte Carlo to Monaco
From Monte Carlo to Monaco71899HD
Phantom train ride along the French Riviera in Monte Carlo, Monaco
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- 1898
Pelicans at the Zoo
Pelicans at the Zoo51898HD
Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens.
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- 1896
American Falls from Luna Island
American Falls from Luna 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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- 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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- 1897
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun6.71897HD
Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.
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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
Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing
Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing5.31898HD
Probably the first video of a Pope: Leo XIII sits in his chair with guards and attendants, then blesses the viewers.
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- 1894
A Bar Room Scene
A Bar Room Scene4.21894HD
"Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."
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- 1896
Rip Meeting the Dwarf
Rip Meeting the Dwarf4.3711896HD
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- 1890
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 15.11890HD
Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows...
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- 1898
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade01898HD
A parade in the Vatican.
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- 1898
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square5.21898HD
A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.
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- 1896
View on Boulevard, New York City
View on Boulevard, New York City61896HD
Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the heyday of the wheeling craze. Old-fashioned horse cars...
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 171898HD
The pope taking a twilight walk.
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