William K.L. Dickson Movies

Queen Wilhelmina arrives to the palace during her coronation.

Miners at the Solvay Quarries leave their drilling machine to flee from a planned blast in the rock face. Split Rock, NY.

Scene represents section of the interior of a Chinese Opium Den.

"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...

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

Black hooded pallbearers carry a coffin in a funeral procession in front of onlookers.

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...

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the...

Reenactment of Jesus Christ with his cross.

Early short film.

Women bathing in a german bath.

"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison...

Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

British officers (Royal Engineers) supervising repair work on a bridge at Frere, spanning the Blaauw Krantz River, South Africa, during the Boer War.

Two men box while standing on their hands

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.

Close shot of 4.7" naval gun pointing to the left with group of British naval ratings standing around it. The gun fires and the men run up to reload,...

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

Champion Lasso Thrower Vicente Oropeza (aka. Vincente Ore Passo/Bisento Orapeso/Vincenti Orapazza) shows his skills.