William K.L. Dickson Movies

The pope taking a twilight walk.

Two men box while standing on their hands

Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam

Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens.

An African American family eats watermelons.

Two men with three lordships between them.

Men run a training course

Naval ratings pulling along naval guns during the Boer War.

Directed by W.K.L Dickson.

Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.

"Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."

Windmills along the River Zaan.

Sandow and Peerless Annabelle were the first performers filmed by the new American Mutoscope Co. Annabelle reprised her Butterfly Dance and several...

Early Edison film.

"An interesting picture of the great inter-collegiate eight-oared boat race of 1899. The picture is taken from the judge's boat, and shows the start...

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....

"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.

Tracking shot across a bay showing a large number of fishing boats.

"A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes."

A sweet little girl is seated in the bow of a life-boat feeding crackers to a magnificent St. Bernard dog, while a tabby cat dozes and blinks at her...