William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1896
    View on Boulevard, New York City

    View on Boulevard, New York City

    View on Boulevard, New York City

    61896HD

    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...

    View on Boulevard, New York City
  • 1897
    Has He Hit Me?

    Has He Hit Me?

    Has He Hit Me?

    41897HD

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

    Has He Hit Me?
  • 1897
    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

    6.6671897HD

    Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.

    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun
  • 1894
    Cock Fight, No. 2

    Cock Fight, No. 2

    Cock Fight, No. 2

    3.751894HD

    Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of...

    Cock Fight, No. 2
  • 1899
    The Lane on Sunday Morning

    The Lane on Sunday Morning

    The Lane on Sunday Morning

    71899HD

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

    The Lane on Sunday Morning
  • 1898
    Duel to the Death

    Duel to the Death

    Duel to the Death

    71898HD

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

    Duel to the Death
  • 1900
    Warships at Sunset

    Warships at Sunset

    Warships at Sunset

    6.31900HD

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

    Warships at Sunset
  • 1899
    London Fire Brigade, Alarm

    London Fire Brigade, Alarm

    London Fire Brigade, Alarm

    7.51899HD

    A London fire brigade springs into action.

    London Fire Brigade, Alarm
  • 1899
    Fun on a Sand Hill

    Fun on a Sand Hill

    Fun on a Sand Hill

    8.51899HD

    A very amusing picture, showing a crowd of children and old folks disporting on a sand hill in one of the big public parks of Berlin. This picture is...

    Fun on a Sand Hill
  • 1900
    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

    5.61900HD

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

    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River
  • 1898
    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

    51898HD

    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...

    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
  • 1898
    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel

    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel

    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel

    4.71898HD

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

    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
  • 1898
    Me and My Two Friends

    Me and My Two Friends

    Me and My Two Friends

    6.6671898HD

    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...

    Me and My Two Friends
  • 1899
    Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

    Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

    Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

    41899HD

    Part of the 'Giant Postcards' series, a filmed entr'acte screened during the play 'De Nieuwe Prikkel' by August Reyding. Camilla and Roland take the...

    Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam
  • 1898
    He and She

    He and She

    He and She

    4.51898HD

    An amusing picture showing a quarrel between an elderly husband and his young wife, and a joyful reconciliation.

    He and She
  • 1896
    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    4.1821896HD

    A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
  • 1898
    Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

    Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

    Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

    6.51898HD

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

    Venice, harbour scene with gondolas
  • 1900
    Brook Trout Fishing

    Brook Trout Fishing

    Brook Trout Fishing

    5.31900HD

    Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.

    Brook Trout Fishing
  • 1897
    Changing Guard (Berlin)

    Changing Guard (Berlin)

    Changing Guard (Berlin)

    81897HD

    Military in Germany.

    Changing Guard (Berlin)
  • 1901
    Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

    Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

    Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

    6.51901HD

    Single panning shot of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.

    Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.