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Edison the invention of the movies /

Commercial motion pictures were invented at the Edison Laboratory between 1888 and 1893. Perhaps none of the component parts were strictly new, but the ability of Edison and his staff to reorganize them for a specific purpose was an extraordinary cultural achievement. In 1894, Edison was the sole pr...

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Other Authors: Higgins, Steven., Musser, Charles., Loughney, Patrick., Wallace, Michele., Bowser, Eileen., Heise, William., Dickson, W. K.-L. 1860-1935., Blechynden, Frederick., White, James H., Paley, William Daly, 1857-1924., Porter, Edwin S., Fleming, George S., Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941., Smith, Albert E. 1875-1958., Crahan, Thomas., Bonine, R., Smith, James Blair., Abadie, Alfred C. 1878-1950., White, Arthur., Cloward, N. Dushane, 1865-1910., McCutcheon, Wallace., Dawley, J. Searle., Miller, Ashley, 1867-1949., Apfel, Oscar, 1879-1938., Williams, C. Jay, King, Carlton, 1881-1932., Seay, Charles M., Brabin, Charles J., 1883-1957., Shaw, Harold M., 1877-1926., Louis, Willard, 1886-1926., Crosland, Alan, 1894-1936., Schmidt, Michael., Carli, Philip., Mirsalis, Jon C., Model, Ben., Sosin, Donald., Wilson, Clark., Israel, Paul., Koszarski, Richard., Wood, Bret., Kino International Corporation., Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), Library of Congress., Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Format: DVD
Language: English
German
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2005]
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 910 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects:
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Motion picture industry -- United States -- 19th century.
Motion picture industry -- United States -- 20th century.
Motion picture industry -- United States -- History.
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States.
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CMU Audio and Visual 1st Floor

LocationCall Number: Status
CMU Audio and Visual 1st Floor DVD 593 (disc 1) Available
CMU Audio and Visual 1st Floor DVD 594 (disc 2) Available
CMU Audio and Visual 1st Floor DVD 595 (disc 3) Available
CMU Audio and Visual 1st Floor DVD 596 (disc 4) Available

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