William K.L. Dickson Movies

The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896,...

An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where...

Film shot by W.K.L. Dickson at Maidenhead Junction, 1898.

In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters...

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

This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on...

British officers (Royal Engineers) supervising repair work on a bridge at Frere, spanning the Blaauw Krantz River, South Africa, during the Boer War.

Women bathing in a german bath.

Naval ratings pulling along naval guns during the Boer War.

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...

[DUPLICATE of the other 'Panoramic View of Frere Camp']

Edison short.

A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.

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

"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...

Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens.

Miners at the Solvay Quarries leave their drilling machine to flee from a planned blast in the rock face.

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

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