Collection on W.K. Laurie Dickson and the Biograph Company, 1889-1934

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Summary

Title:
Collection on W.K. Laurie Dickson and the Biograph Company
Dates:
1889-1934
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(Boxes: ½ legal)
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Collection on W.K. Laurie Dickson and the Biograph Company. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, drawings, photographs and a few celluloid film frames. 1889 - 1934, undated (bulk is 1932).

Biographical / historical:

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (1860 - 1935) was the English inventor of the kinetoscope (1889) during his employment with Thomas Edison in New Jersey, incorporating the use of 35 mm celluloid perforated film. This enabled the Edison Company to provide moving images for entertainment purposes. In 1895, Dickson, along with several other individuals, formed the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, which became successful in delivering to audiences the first moving pictures projected in theaters.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1889-1934
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This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Research is by appointment only

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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Collection on W.K. Laurie Dickson and the Biograph Company. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359
seavercenter@nhm.org
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