William K.L. Dickson Movies

Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

Two gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.

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

Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the heyday of the wheeling craze. Old-fashioned horse cars...

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

Several members of European Royalty, including the Duke and Duchess of York, and Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, seated round a tea-table in the grounds...

Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

Early short film.

A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion...

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

“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest...

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...