Synopsis
Produced by the U.S. Navy, this vintage documentary "Origins of the Motion Picture" explains the history of the motion picture beginning with optical and persistence of vision devices that were invented before the motion picture including the praxiscope, zoetrope and the zoopraxiscope. Pioneers of photography such as Lou Daguerre and Thomas Edison are featured. Made in collaboration with the Library of Congress (:26). The Great White Fleet of the US Navy appears (1:07). Shots follow of Theodore…
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- 20 minutes
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