William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1896
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle5.41896HD
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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- 1898
Capuchin Monks in Vatican City
Capuchin Monks in Vatican City61898HD
A group of monks in procession carrying a large crucifix in Vatican City, 1898.
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 101898HD
The pope taking a twilight walk.
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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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- 1898
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii3.31898HD
A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of...
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage41898HD
Filmmaker WKL Dickson, one-time right hand man to Thomas Edison, the 'Wizard of Menlo Park', here captures an even greater eminence, Pope Leo XIII....
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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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- 1891
Newark athlete. [No. 2]
Newark athlete. [No. 2]4.31891HD
Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film. Film...
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- 1900
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag51900HD
Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was...
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- 1896
Dancing Darkies
Dancing Darkies4.81896HD
"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."
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- 1898
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)01898HD
During Queen Vilhelminas coronation.
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- 1896
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow4.41896HD
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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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- 1894
Sandow: The Strong Man
Sandow: The Strong Man5.11894HD
Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
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- 1894
Wrestling Match
Wrestling Match2.51894HD
Early short film.
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- 1894
Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene5.11894HD
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
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- 1895
A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby
A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby2.51895HD
Directed by W.K.L Dickson.
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- 1900
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith51900HD
Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.
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- 1898
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse01898HD
"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...
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- 1898
A Tug in a Heavy Sea
A Tug in a Heavy Sea01898HD
"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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