William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1894
Hadj Cheriff
Hadj Cheriff4.41894HD
Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife...
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- 1894
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
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“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”
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- 1894
Indian War Council
Indian War Council1.8331894HD
Edison short.
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- 1894
Band Drill
Band Drill3.41894HD
A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns...
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- 1894
Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene51894HD
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
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- 1896
Awakening of Rip
Awakening of Rip4.11896HD
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- 1896
Rip's Toast to Hudson
Rip's Toast to Hudson4.3211896HD
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- 1896
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep4.2411896HD
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- 1894
Athlete with Wand
Athlete with Wand3.7921894HD
An athlete demonstrating various poses.
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- 1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist5.11894HD
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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- 1896
American Falls from Luna Island
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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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- 1899
Man Overboard!
Man Overboard!61899HD
Sailors practice rescuing someone who's fallen overboard.
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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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- 1896
Rip Passing Over the Mountain
Rip Passing Over the Mountain4.191896HD
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- 1894
Unsuccessful Somersault
Unsuccessful Somersault2.41894HD
One of the series gives successive pictures of an athlete in an unsuccessful attempt to turn a somersault. Everybody who has seen a boy perform this...
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- 1896
Rip's Toast
Rip's Toast4.1171896HD
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- 1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight4.5431894HD
A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...
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- 1894
Lasso Thrower
Lasso Thrower1.31894HD
Edison short.
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- 1898
The Grand Canal, Venice
The Grand Canal, Venice3.71898HD
"This picture was taken from the front of a rapidly moving launch through one of the most beautiful stretches of the Grand Canal, showing many...
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- 1898
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)01898HD
Queen Vilhelmina greeting the crowds after the coronation.
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