Thomas A. Edison Movies
- 1913
Jack's Joke
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A comic sketch that features two players who think each one is deaf, causing them to shout. Part of the Edison Kinetophone Collection. The...
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- 1898
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'
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Brooklyn Jubilee Peace Parade
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- 1904
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
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With a tree-lined river bank dominating the top and back of the frame, the Charles River flows toward a stationary camera. A flotilla of canoes...
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- 2022
Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress
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A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference,...
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- 1913
The Edison Kinetophone
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On February 17, 1913, after many years of R+D, Thomas Alva Edison introduced the Edison Kinetophone to an enthusiastic New York audience. The...
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- 1909
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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Documentary footage of the author and his two daughters at home.
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- 1899
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
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"'Neidert,' of national fame, does stunts on his wheel that are simply wonderful. Makes his bicycle rear up
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- 1922
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
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A six-part documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of...
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- 1901
The Trick Cyclist
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Shows a tramp enter and try to ride a wheel, from which he makes some very ludicrous falls and gives up in despair, after which an artist enters and...
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- 1903
Chicago-Michigan Football Game
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Excerpts of a 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Includes views of the uniformed players, the...
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- 1899
General Lee's Procession, Havana
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Filmed on January 1, 1899, this Edison short shows a victory march by General Lee and the Seventh Army Corps. When watching these early films it's...
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- 1909
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
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A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been founded only a year earlier) congratulate Thomas Edison...
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- 1904
Herding Horses Across a River
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A large number of horses are swimming a deep river. The cowboys urge them on and do some fancy riding while their ponies swim across. One of the men...
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- 1913
The Musical Blacksmiths
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The Edison Quartet perform songs as blacksmiths. This was one of 200 projects produced using the Edison Kinetophone system. The Kinetophone was a...
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- 1899
New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
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An excellent view of 'The Finest,' on their annual parade and inspection, June 1, 1899. The head of the column is just turning into 14th street from...
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- 1903
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
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A group of Jewish men in Jerusalem perform a dance.
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