William K.L. Dickson Movies

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

This advertisement shows a happy woman with her bicycle. A man rides up, sweaty from exertion, for his bike is much heavier than the woman's superior...

Phantom train ride along the French Riviera in Monte Carlo, Monaco

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

A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of...

An African American family eats watermelons.

Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.

"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...

Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.

Ambulances and British troops crossing the Tugela River over the pontoon bridge near Trichardt's Drift, during the British retreat from Spion Kop in...

Two boxers miss their punches - until they don't.

"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...

"Many spectators who have viewed this picture on the Biograph have insisted that they have experienced the pangs of seasickness. The picture was...

Parade of guards during Queen Wilhelminas coronation.

Sequel to Rats Killing from 1894

Men run a training course

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

Many gondolas in Venice harbour with a fishing boat in the background

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...