William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 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
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed3.51898HD
Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.
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- 1899
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle41899HD
Film by W.K.L. Dickson; Rounding a bend in the track, we behold Windsor Castle.
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- 1899
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp01899HD
Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.
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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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- 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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- 1902
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle51902HD
This advertisement shows a happy woman with her bicycle. A man rides up, sweaty from exertion, for his bike is much heavier than the woman's superior...
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- 1896
Sound Money Parade
Sound Money Parade01896HD
A "gigantic demonstration of the Business Men's Republican and Sound Money Association" on 10/31/1896, opposing "Free Silver" Democrats in the...
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- 1899
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 189901899HD
[DUPLICATE of the other 'Panoramic View of Frere Camp']
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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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- 1898
The Tarantella, an Italian Dance
The Tarantella, an Italian Dance41898HD
Young people dance the Tarantella
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- 1897
Firing the Maxim Gun
Firing the Maxim Gun51897HD
"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.
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- 1899
London Fire Brigade, Alarm
London Fire Brigade, Alarm81899HD
A London fire brigade springs into action.
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- 1900
Tram Journey through Southampton
Tram Journey through Southampton6.51900HD
A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.
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- 1900
Four Warships in Rough Seas
Four Warships in Rough Seas7.51900HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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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
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore4.51898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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- 1894
Rat Killing
Rat Killing1.31894HD
Edison short.
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- 1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight4.51894HD
A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...
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- 1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist51894HD
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...
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