William K.L. Dickson Movies

An African American family eats watermelons.

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

A London fire brigade springs into action.

Military in Germany.

Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.

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

Film by W.K.L. Dickson; Rounding a bend in the track, we behold Windsor Castle.

Windmills along the River Zaan.

Close shot of 4.7" naval gun pointing to the left with group of British naval ratings standing around it. The gun fires and the men run up to reload,...

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

The busy Frederick Street in Berlin.

"Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."

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

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...

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

In April the bloemencorso (flower parade) takes place in Haarlem in the Netherlands. This shot shows groups of carriages, festooned with flowers...

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

Reenactment of Jesus Christ with his cross.