Now for the first time on the Internet, you can
see the herky jerky first flicker of naughty motion pictures as
Edison must have seen them in Orange, N.J. in the 1890s when he was
inventing the movie camera. (Edison bought 100 stop-action photo
plates from eccentric English photographer Eadweard
Muybridge.)
For your viewing pleasure, press any of the
buttons below to see a very brief movie clip.
(I've edited them and chosen a
format that takes only a minute or so to load. The first run through
is slow, then your browser should move it along faster. Your "Stop"
button will freeze-frame any loop.)
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--As a bonus, check out
this
Triumph
of the Human Spirit, persevering,
overcoming.
It's a small file, go ahead,
try it. (30K)
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return to the opening
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