William K.L. Dickson Movies

Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks. The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal attire at Southampton...

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 referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...

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

Queen Wilhelmina arrives to the palace during her coronation.

"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...

A camera sits on top of a moving train, providing a panoramic view of Ealing (western London) as the train moves.

From Wikipedia: Sua Santità papa Leone XIII (Italian for "His Holiness Pope Leo XIII") is an 1898 short film directed by William Kennedy...

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel. The family, in...

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

Scene represents section of the interior of a Chinese Opium Den.

The boulevard in front of the Kurhaus, with pedestrians and a terrace.

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

Edison short.

A remix of Dickson's Annabelle Butterfly Dance with a modern score.

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

A group of monks in procession carrying a large crucifix in Vatican City, 1898.

Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.

Dan Leno and his wife celebrating the anniversary of their wedding day.

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was...