Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.

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Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

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...

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A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

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Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing

One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the...

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General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

Watched by crowds, Sir Redvers Buller, Lady Buller, the Mayor of Southampton and others walk along the gangway leading to the ship towards the...

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Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

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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Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.

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