Origins of the Motion Picture

Year Published: 1956

Creator: United States Navy

Complete Record: A historical record of the development of motion picture arts and machinery, from the earliest suggestions of Leonardo da Vinci to the perfected sound motion picture of Edison. Highlights the thaumatrope, zoetrope, phenakistoscope, praxinoscope, and the work of Plateau, Daguerre, Muybridge, Marey, Edison, and others. Includes scenes made as early as 1880 and early naval historical pictures of the Great White Fleet, the submarine Holland, and 19th century marines.


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