William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1898
Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club
Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club6.51898HD
A remarkable picture in many ways. It shows a game between two expert English teams from the go-off to the making of a goal. The photographic effects...
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- 1898
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto5.51898HD
Reenactment of Jesus Christ with his cross.
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- 1896
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle91896HD
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- 1897
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies6.71897HD
Roma families eat, drink, dance, and play
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- 1899
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle61899HD
Film by W.K.L. Dickson; Rounding a bend in the track, we behold Windsor Castle.
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- 1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight4.71894HD
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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- 1895
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Billy Edwards and the Unknown3.91895HD
Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a challenger named Warwick in an exhibition match. The match...
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- 1901
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.6.51901HD
Single panning shot of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage5.21898HD
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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- 1896
American Falls from Luna Island
American Falls from Luna Island01896HD
The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896,...
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- 1898
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII5.51898HD
From Wikipedia: Sua Santità papa Leone XIII (Italian for "His Holiness Pope Leo XIII") is an 1898 short film directed by William Kennedy...
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- 1894
Cock Fight, No. 2
Cock Fight, No. 23.81894HD
Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of...
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- 1900
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag61900HD
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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- 1898
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed5.71898HD
Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.
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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. 1046.3331898HD
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 Pompeii51898HD
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 Walking at Twilight, No. 1
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 171898HD
The pope taking a twilight walk.
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- 1899
In a German Bath
In a German Bath81899HD
Women bathing in a german bath.
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- 1894
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”4.41894HD
“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing
Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing5.31898HD
Probably the first video of a Pope: Leo XIII sits in his chair with guards and attendants, then blesses the viewers.
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