William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

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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.

Filmography

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Butterfly Dances ★ 5.0 Butterfly Dances 2007 Annabelle Dances and Dances ★ 4.0 Annabelle Dances and Dances 1997 Ten Pickaninnies ★ 4.3 Ten Pickaninnies 1908 Mr. Hurry-up ★ 6.0 Mr. Hurry-up 1907 Nabbed by the Nipper ★ 10.0 Nabbed by the Nipper 1902 Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle ★ 6.5 Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle 1902 An Obstinate Cork ★ 4.8 An Obstinate Cork 1902 Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram ★ 4.3 Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram 1901 Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. ★ 6.5 Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. 1901 English Nell English Nell 1900 Brook Trout Fishing ★ 5.3 Brook Trout Fishing 1900 Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River ★ 5.6 Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River 1900 Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag ★ 6.0 Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag 1900 Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith ★ 7.5 Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith 1900 Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith ★ 7.7 Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith 1900 Four Warships in Rough Seas ★ 8.3 Four Warships in Rough Seas 1900 Warships at Sunset ★ 6.3 Warships at Sunset 1900 Tram Journey through Southampton ★ 6.5 Tram Journey through Southampton 1900 Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns ★ 4.5 Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns 1900 Dutch Fishing Fleet ★ 6.0 Dutch Fishing Fleet 1900 Naval Guns Firing at Colenso Naval Guns Firing at Colenso 1899 Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere ★ 8.0 Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere 1899 King John ★ 4.9 King John 1899 Man Overboard! ★ 8.0 Man Overboard! 1899 Flower Parade in Haarlem ★ 6.0 Flower Parade in Haarlem 1899 The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton ★ 5.5 The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton 1899 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race ★ 7.0 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1899 Amann, the Great Impersonator ★ 6.5 Amann, the Great Impersonator 1899 Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 1899 The Lane on Sunday Morning ★ 7.0 The Lane on Sunday Morning 1899 Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 1899 Launch of the 'Oceanic' ★ 8.3 Launch of the 'Oceanic' 1899 Tapping a Blast Furnace ★ 6.5 Tapping a Blast Furnace 1899 Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp ★ 7.0 Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp 1899 Fun on a Sand Hill ★ 8.5 Fun on a Sand Hill 1899 In a German Bath ★ 8.0 In a German Bath 1899 London Fire Brigade, Alarm ★ 7.5 London Fire Brigade, Alarm 1899 In the Friedrichstrasse ★ 8.0 In the Friedrichstrasse 1899 From Monte Carlo to Monaco ★ 7.0 From Monte Carlo to Monaco 1899 Away Aloft ★ 7.0 Away Aloft 1899 Upside Down Boxers ★ 6.3 Upside Down Boxers 1899 Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam ★ 4.0 Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam 1899 Panoramic View of Windsor Castle ★ 6.0 Panoramic View of Windsor Castle 1899 Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 ★ 5.6 Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 1898 Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel ★ 4.7 Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel 1898 From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton ★ 6.0 From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton 1898 Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 ★ 9.0 Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 1898 Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto ★ 5.5 Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto 1898 Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage ★ 5.3 Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage 1898 The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898 Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) 1898 Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898 The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898 The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898 Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) ★ 2.0 Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) 1898 Duel to the Death ★ 7.0 Duel to the Death 1898 He and She ★ 4.5 He and She 1898 His Holiness Pope Leo XIII ★ 5.0 His Holiness Pope Leo XIII 1898 Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 ★ 7.0 Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 1898 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 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 Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa ★ 9.0 Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa 1898 Capuchin Monks in Vatican City ★ 6.0 Capuchin Monks in Vatican City 1898 A Tug in a Heavy Sea ★ 8.0 A Tug in a Heavy Sea 1898 Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club ★ 6.5 Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club 1898 Me and My Two Friends ★ 6.7 Me and My Two Friends 1898 Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse ★ 9.0 Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse 1898 Military Exercise - Aldershot Military Exercise - Aldershot 1898 The Boulevard of Scheveningen ★ 4.3 The Boulevard of Scheveningen 1898 Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii ★ 5.0 Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii 1898 The Grand Canal, Venice ★ 3.7 The Grand Canal, Venice 1898 Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway ★ 7.5 Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway 1898 Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square ★ 5.0 Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square 1898 Pelicans at the Zoo ★ 5.0 Pelicans at the Zoo 1898 Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore ★ 7.0 Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore 1898 Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice ★ 7.0 Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice 1898 Venice, harbour scene with gondolas ★ 6.5 Venice, harbour scene with gondolas 1898 Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed ★ 5.7 Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed 1898 Funeral Procession of the Misericordia ★ 4.5 Funeral Procession of the Misericordia 1898 Mills from the Zaanstreek ★ 7.0 Mills from the Zaanstreek 1898 Dutch Fishing Boats ★ 6.5 Dutch Fishing Boats 1898