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06/10/1889 Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture

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The Very First Motion Picture (1889)

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10 Thomas Edison films in 3 minutes - the first films made in America

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HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA & EARLY MOVIES LUMIERE BROTHERS 42754

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The Story of Thomas A. Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor, who developed devices such as phonograph, the motion picture camera and light bulb. Edison worked on the motion picture camera together with W. K. L. Dickson. They made the Strip Kinetograph which took pictures so fast that they would seem to move.
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