William K.L. Dickson Movies

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

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

Edison short.

A short of Mr. Grundy dancing. He's a Black man in a jockey outfit and there's someone in a horse costume dancing next to him.

A sweet little girl is seated in the bow of a life-boat feeding crackers to a magnificent St. Bernard dog, while a tabby cat dozes and blinks at her...

Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.

Early Edison film.

An African American family eats watermelons.

Young people dance the Tarantella

Black hooded pallbearers carry a coffin in a funeral procession in front of onlookers.

Queen Vilhelminas coronation.

Showing the tapping of the furnace, and the running of the molten metal into the moulds at Elswick yard.

"An interesting picture of the great inter-collegiate eight-oared boat race of 1899. The picture is taken from the judge's boat, and shows the start...

Military subjects were consistent crowd-pleasers, and this film showing a near fatal accident was especially popular.

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

Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

"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...