William K.L. Dickson Movies

A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes.

During Queen Vilhelminas coronation.

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...

"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying themselves in the surf. Several picturesque Holland boats are...

Sailors practice rescuing someone who's fallen overboard.

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 Edison film.

Queen Wilhelmina arrives to the palace during her coronation.

Bears that are trained.

Queen Vilhelmina greeting the crowds after the coronation.

Sailors clamber up the rigging. Filmed at Portsmouth.

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

Champion Lasso Thrower Vicente Oropeza (aka. Vincente Ore Passo/Bisento Orapeso/Vincenti Orapazza) shows his skills.

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

Parade of guards during Queen Wilhelminas coronation.

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...

A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.

In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of...

"Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."

Queen Vilhelminas coronation.