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Monkeyshines, No. 1

Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believe…

Monkeyshines, No. 2

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an…

Monkeyshines, No. 3

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1" and "Monkeyshine…

Dickson Greeting

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slig…

Early Edison Camera Tests

Experimental test footage from Edison’s earliest motion picture work, capturing camera tri…

Men Boxing

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed…

Newark Athlete

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed…

Newark athlete. [No. 2]

Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetogr…

A Hand Shake

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

Déplacement des globules de sang dans un vaisseau capillaire

An early film by Étienne-Jules Marey, one of the first anatomical/medical recordings.

Fencing

Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

Man on Parallel Bars

Lost film directed by William K.L. Dickson. Presented by Edison Manufacturing Company.

Wrestling

A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.

Blacksmithing Scene

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first…

Horse Shoeing

One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop…

A Bar Room Scene

"Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republica…

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her c…

Annabelle Sun Dance

Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film

Annie Oakley

A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as…

Athlete with Wand

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

Baisers envolés

1894 black and white short by Georges Demenÿ depicting a woman in a dress sitting in a cha…

Band Drill

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmast…

Boxing Match

Bucking Broncho

Lee Martin, one of the cowboy stars in 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West', rides a bronco as a cro…

Buffalo Bill

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal,…

Buffalo Dance

Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison'…

Caicedo (with Pole)

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats i…

Carmencita

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the fir…

Chinese Laundry Scene

The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

Chinese Opium Den

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

Cock Fight, No. 2

Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the backgro…

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving so…

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the e…

Fire Rescue Scene

"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burni…

Fred Ott Holding a Bird

Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.