History of Film

History Of Film

Period: Jan 29, 1888 to Jan 29, 2014

First Single Lens Camera

Oct 29, 1888

First Single Lens Camera

Kinetoscope

Apr 26, 1894

Edison worked fast to stay ahead of his competitors, and in April 1894, the first Kinetoscope Parlors were opened in New York City (Burns). The parlors became an immediate sensation.

A dramatization

Aug 28, 1895

A 1896 poster advertising the Vitascope. The projector was introduced in 1895 by Charles Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat. Thomas Edison later bought the rights to the machine.A 1896 poster advertising the Vitascope. The projector was introduced in 1895 by Charles Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat. Thomas Edison later bought the rights to the machine.

Comique

May 21, 1910

The Comique Theatre, a nickelodeon theater in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, circa 1910.