William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1890
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 14.881890HD
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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- 1893
Horse Shoeing
Horse Shoeing2.71893HD
One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the...
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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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- 1898
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)01898HD
Parade of guards during Queen Wilhelminas coronation.
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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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- 1896
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle4.1841896HD
An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where...
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- 1894
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shop4.9231894HD
“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...
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- 1898
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton61898HD
The SS 'St. Louis' departs from Southampton Docks
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- 1894
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill1.71894HD
The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.
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- 1891
Men Boxing
Men Boxing4.11891HD
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
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- 1898
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway01898HD
A hand-colored ride along the Bangor-Conwy-Colwyn Bay railroad filmed from an express train from the London and North Western Railway; Stations,...
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- 1894
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph4.91894HD
James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.
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- 1898
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed3.51898HD
Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.
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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. 1044.81898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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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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- 1896
Serpentine Dances by Annabelle
Serpentine Dances by Annabelle5.31896HD
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a...
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- 1894
Boxing Match
Boxing Match21894HD
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- 1894
The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Cats5.8491894HD
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
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- 1894
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Annabelle Butterfly Dance5.431894HD
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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- 1896
Rip's Toast to Hudson
Rip's Toast to Hudson4.4331896HD
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