William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

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Movies Made by William K.L. Dickson (193)

Butterfly Dances (2007)

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Ten Pickaninnies (1908)

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Mr. Hurry-up (1907)

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Nabbed by the Nipper (1902)

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An Obstinate Cork (1902)

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Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)

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Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. (1901)

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Brook Trout Fishing (1900)

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Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River (1900)

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Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith (1900)

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Tram Journey through Southampton (1900)

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Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns (1900)

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Four Warships in Rough Seas (1900)

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Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith (1900)

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Dutch Fishing Fleet (1900)

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Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag (1900)

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Warships at Sunset (1900)

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Naval Guns Firing at Colenso (1899)

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Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere (1899)

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King John (1899)

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The American Biograph in Circus O. Carré (1899)

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Man Overboard! (1899)

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Flower Parade in Haarlem (1899)

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The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton (1899)

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Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (1899)

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Amann, the Great Impersonator (1899)

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Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 (1899)

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Panoramic View of Windsor Castle (1899)

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Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)

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Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam (1899)

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In the Friedrichstrasse (1899)

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From Monte Carlo to Monaco (1899)

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Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 (1899)

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Tapping a Blast Furnace (1899)

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Away Aloft (1899)

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Fun on a Sand Hill (1899)

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Upside Down Boxers (1899)

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The Lane on Sunday Morning (1899)

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In a German Bath (1899)

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London Fire Brigade, Alarm (1899)

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Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp (1899)

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Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel (1898)

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Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 (1898)

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From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton (1898)

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Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 (1898)

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Duel to the Death (1898)

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Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto (1898)

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Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage (1898)

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The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

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The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

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Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) (1898)

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Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) (1898)

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The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

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Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

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Duel to the Death (1898)

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He and She (1898)

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His Holiness Pope Leo XIII (1898)

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The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard o (1898)

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Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 (1898)

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Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa (1898)

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Capuchin Monks in Vatican City (1898)

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A Tug in a Heavy Sea (1898)

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Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club (1898)

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Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse (1898)

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Me and My Two Friends (1898)

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Military Exercise - Aldershot (1898)

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The Boulevard of Scheveningen (1898)

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Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)

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Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore (1898)

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A Blast at the Solvay Quarries (1898)

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Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

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Mills from the Zaanstreek (1898)

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Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot (1898)

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Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

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Venice, harbour scene with gondolas (1898)

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Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing (1898)

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Maidenhead Junction (1898)

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The Unwilling Draught Dog (1898)

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Pelicans at the Zoo (1898)

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Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed (1898)

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The Grand Canal, Venice (1898)

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The Tarantella, an Italian Dance (1898)

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Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)

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Funeral Procession of the Misericordia (1898)

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Procession of Capuchin Monks (1898)

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Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice (1898)

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Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway (1898)

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The Bridge of Sighs, Venice (1898)

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Place de la Concorde (1897)

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Crissie Sheridan (1897)

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Fatima (1897)

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Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris (1897)

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Has He Hit Me? (1897)

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Les Parisiennes (1897)

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Bath Scene (1897)

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Firing the Maxim Gun (1897)

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French Military School Exercise (1897)

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Changing Guard (Berlin) (1897)

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Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House (1897)

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Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun (1897)

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A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies (1897)

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Home Life of a Hungarian Family (1897)

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Sound Money Parade (1896)

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American Falls from Luna Island (1896)

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American Falls from Goat Island (1896)

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Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)

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Rip's Toast (1896)

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Sandow (1896)

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Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)

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Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)

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Awakening of Rip (1896)

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Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)

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Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)

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Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)

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Serpentine Dance by Annabelle (1896)

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Tambourine Dance by Annabelle (1896)

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McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio (1896)

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View on Boulevard, New York City (1896)

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Rip Van Winkle (1896)

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Hard Wash (1896)

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Little Egypt (1896)

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Dancing Darkies (1896)

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Annabelle in Flag Dance (1896)

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A Watermelon Feast (1896)

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New Blacksmith Shop (1895)

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Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 (1895)

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Danse serpentine (Annabelle) (1895)

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Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)

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James Grundy, Buck and Wing (1895)

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A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby (1895)

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Fire Rescue Scene (1894)

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Indian War Council (1894)

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Dance (1894)

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Band Drill (1894)

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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)

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Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)

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Annie Oakley (1894)

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Chinese Opium Den (1894)

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Bucking Broncho (1894)

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Lasso Thrower (1894)

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Mexican Knife Duel (1894)

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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)

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Hadj Cheriff (1894)

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The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)

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Buffalo Dance (1894)

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Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)

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Rats and Weasel (1894)

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Boxing Match (1894)

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Rats and Terrier No. 3 (1894)

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Rats and Terrier No. 2 (1894)

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Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

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Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)

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The Boxing Cats (1894)

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Buffalo Bill (1894)

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Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)

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Sandow: The Strong Man (1894)

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The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)

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Rat Killing (1894)

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Trained Bears (1894)

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A Bar Room Scene (1894)

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Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)

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Wrestling Match (1894)

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Highland Dance (1894)

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Carmencita (1894)

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Unsuccessful Somersault (1894)

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Athlete with Wand (1894)

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Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)

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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

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Ruth Dennis (1894)

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Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)

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Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)

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Japanese Dancers (1894)

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Fred Ott Holding a Bird (1894)

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Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

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The Barber Shop (1894)

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The Cock Fight (1894)

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Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)

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Blacksmithing Scene (1893)

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Horse Shoeing (1893)

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Wrestling (1892)

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A Hand Shake (1892)

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Fencing (1892)

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Man on Parallel Bars (1892)

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Dickson Greeting (1891)

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Newark Athlete (1891)

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Men Boxing (1891)

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Duncan Smoking (1891)

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Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)

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Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)

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Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)

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Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

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Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

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Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)

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Movies starring William K.L. Dickson (7)

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton (1899)

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Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)

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Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)

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Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

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Horse Shoeing (1893)

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A Hand Shake (1892)
Dickson Greeting (1891)

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