William K.L. Dickson Filmes

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

"A well-known oriental dancer in a dance du ventre to the music of a Turkish band."

Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film. Film...

From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war...

This Victorian duel between knife-wielding women was taken from an existing stage production, thought to be the Drury Lane theatre melodrama 'Women...

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

Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film

Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.

Early short film.

“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his...

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

Lost film directed by William K.L. Dickson. Presented by Edison Manufacturing Company.

An African American family eats watermelons.