Early Cinema: Edison Manufacturing Company Films, 1894-1896

Collection Details

Pioneering motion pictures from the Edison Manufacturing Company, filmed at the Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. These short films represent the earliest days of cinema, including some of the first copyrighted motion pictures. The collection includes historically significant works from the National Film Registry that demonstrate the birth of filmmaking as an art form and technological innovation.

Total items

2

Creator

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.

Keyword

Early cinema
Silent film
Edison films
Film history
Black Maria studio
Kinetoscope

Publisher

Edison Manufacturing Co.

Subject

Motion pictures--United States--History
Silent films--History and criticism
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931

Language

Silent

Location

Newark, New Jersey, United States