William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1894
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”41894HD
“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”
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- 1895
Robetta and Doretto, No. 1
Robetta and Doretto, No. 11.41895HD
Scene represents section of the interior of a Chinese Opium Den.
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- 1895
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Billy Edwards and the Unknown3.61895HD
Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a challenger named Warwick in an exhibition match. The match...
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- 1896
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio4.11896HD
“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his...
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- 1896
Awakening of Rip
Awakening of Rip4.1671896HD
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- 1896
Rip's Toast to Hudson
Rip's Toast to Hudson4.3791896HD
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- 1894
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley5.91894HD
Annie Oakley was probably the most famous marksman/woman in the world when this short clip was produced in Edison's Black Maria studio in West...
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- 1896
Sandow
Sandow5.11896HD
Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....
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- 1892
Fencing
Fencing3.41892HD
Early Edison short showing two men fencing.
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- 1894
Japanese Dancers
Japanese Dancers41894HD
Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.
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- 1894
Fred Ott Holding a Bird
Fred Ott Holding a Bird01894HD
Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.
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- 1896
View on Boulevard, New York City
View on Boulevard, New York City41896HD
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
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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- 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
Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1
Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 101898HD
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- 1897
French Military School Exercise
French Military School Exercise61897HD
Men run a training course
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- 1899
Man Overboard!
Man Overboard!61899HD
Sailors practice rescuing someone who's fallen overboard.
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- 1900
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns4.51900HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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- 1898
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot11898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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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 Chapel31898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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