Blackton Sketches, No. 3
A James H. White film directed by , released in 1896.
A James H. White film directed by , released in 1896.
“A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo.”

Artist draws Thomas Edison.

The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World’s Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around a few times, and then she does the ‘muscle dance’ for which she had attracted…

A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the chickens stay nearby, but the doves occasionally fly off and then return…

A Otway Latham film directed by , released in 1895.

“Mammy is washing her little pickaninny. She thrusts him, kicking and struggling, into a tub full of foaming suds.” (Edison film catalog)

Bears that are trained.

Edison short.

A William K. L. Dickson film directed by , released in 1894.