William K.L. Dickson Movies

Sandow and Peerless Annabelle were the first performers filmed by the new American Mutoscope Co. Annabelle reprised her Butterfly Dance and several...

A London fire brigade springs into action.

Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens.

"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."

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

"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.

From Wikipedia: Sua Santità papa Leone XIII (Italian for "His Holiness Pope Leo XIII") is an 1898 short film directed by William Kennedy...

A beautiful view of one of the most celebrated spots in the French capital. A magnificent fountain is playing in the background of the picture, and...

Short shot of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with gondoliers

"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."

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

"A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes."

Edison short.

"A magnificent picture of the launching of the 'Oceanic,' which up to that time was the largest vessel ever floated. The view is taken from a pier...

"Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."

"Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."

After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière...

Film shot by W.K.L. Dickson at Maidenhead Junction, 1898.

Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.

Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam