William K.L. Dickson
Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

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A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound (2025)
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Butterfly Dances (2007)
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King John (1899)
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Man Overboard! (1899)
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Fun on a Sand Hill (1899)
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From Monte Carlo to Monaco (1899)
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Away Aloft (1899)
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In the Friedrichstrasse (1899)
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London Fire Brigade, Alarm (1899)
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Upside Down Boxers (1899)
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Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam (1899)
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From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton (1898)
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Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 (1898)
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Duel to the Death (1898)
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Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)
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Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) (1898)
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The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)
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The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)
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The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)
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Duel to the Death (1898)
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He and She (1898)
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His Holiness Pope Leo XIII (1898)
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Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa (1898)
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Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 (1898)
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The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade (1898)
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Capuchin Monks in Vatican City (1898)
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Military Exercise - Aldershot (1898)
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Venice, harbour scene with gondolas (1898)
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Funeral Procession of the Misericordia (1898)
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Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)
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A Blast at the Solvay Quarries (1898)
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The Tarantella, an Italian Dance (1898)
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Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)
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The Unwilling Draught Dog (1898)
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Place de la Concorde (1897)
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Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris (1897)
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Has He Hit Me? (1897)
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Les Parisiennes (1897)
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Bath Scene (1897)
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Changing Guard (Berlin) (1897)
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Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun (1897)
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Firing the Maxim Gun (1897)
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French Military School Exercise (1897)
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A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies (1897)
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American Falls from Luna Island (1896)
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American Falls from Goat Island (1896)
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Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)
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Rip's Toast (1896)
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Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)
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Awakening of Rip (1896)
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Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)
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Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)
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Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)
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Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)
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Serpentine Dances by Annabelle (1896)
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Tambourine Dance by Annabelle (1896)
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Rip Van Winkle (1896)
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Hard Wash (1896)
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Dancing Darkies (1896)
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Annabelle in Flag Dance (1896)
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A Watermelon Feast (1896)
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Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 (1895)
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A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby (1895)
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Fire Rescue Scene (1894)
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Dance (1894)
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Indian War Council (1894)
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Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)
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Chinese Opium Den (1894)
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Mexican Knife Duel (1894)
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Lasso Thrower (1894)
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Hadj Cheriff (1894)
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The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)
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Rats and Terrier No. 2 (1894)
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Rats and Terrier No. 3 (1894)
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Rats and Weasel (1894)
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Boxing Match (1894)
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)
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Rat Killing (1894)
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A Bar Room Scene (1894)
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Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)
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Wrestling Match (1894)
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Highland Dance (1894)
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Unsuccessful Somersault (1894)
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The Barber Shop (1894)
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Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)
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Ruth Dennis (1894)
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Man on Parallel Bars (1892)
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Wrestling (1892)
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Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)
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Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)
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Duncan Smoking (1891)
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Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)
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Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)
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