History of Film Timeline By Tackle77 Jan 1, 1832 Phenakistoscope Invented Info http://courses.ncssm.edu/gallery/collections/toys/html/exhibit07.htm http://www.precinemahistory.net/1830.htm Picture http://crypt-orchid.blogspot.com/2011/03/phenakistoscope.html Jan 1, 1834 Zoetrope Invented Info- http://www.randommotion.com/html/zoe.html http://www.zoetropes.co.uk Picture http://www.rachelbeth.net/portfolio/zoetrope.html Jan 1, 1872 Leland Stanford's Bet http://agilewriter.com/Biography/Muybridge.htm http://lelandquarterly.com/2011/04/28/the-histrionic-historiographer-on-leland-stanford/ Jan 1, 1879 Invention of the Zoopraxiscope Info http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-zoopraxiscope.htm Picture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoopraxiscope Jan 1, 1888 George Eastman Invents First Kodax Hand-Hled Box Camera Info- http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/eastmancamera.html http://www.essortment.com/george-eastman-inventor-film-first-small-camera-65490.html Jan 1, 1891 Kientograph Invented Info- http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Romantic-Comedy-Yugoslavia/Technology-EARLY-MOTION-PICTURES.html http://inventors.about.com/od/kstartinventions/a/Kinetoscope_2.htm Picture http://blog.thehenryford.org/2012/08/edison-patents-the-kinetograph/ Jan 1, 1892 Thomas Edison Invents the Kienoscope http://www.lomography.com/magazine/lifestyle/2011/11/05/thomas-edison-and-the-kinetoscope http://www.earlycinema.com/pioneers/edison_bio.html Picture http://minalkumaronjour.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/kinetoscope/ Dec 1, 1892 Black Maria Built Info and Picture http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvhist1.html Jan 1, 1894 Kinetoscope Parlor Opened in New York Date: http://www3.northern.edu/wild/th100/flmhst.htm Picture http://www3.northern.edu/wild/th100/flmhst.htm Jan 1, 1894 Fred Ott's Sneeze Info http://www.pictureshowman.com/movies_featuredmovie.cfm http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=1232 Picture http://timemarcheson.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/1893black-mariah-stage-and-fred-otts-sneeze-almanac-of-absurdities-flashback-for-2-1-2012/ Jan 1, 1894 The Mutoscope is Invented http://www.earlycinema.com/timeline/index.html http://www.instructables.com/id/Mutoscope-The-Hand-Cranked-Cinema/ Dec 28, 1895 World's First Public Film Screening Info http://www.alchemists.com/visual_alchemy/lumiere.html Jan 1, 1902 A Trip to The Moon Released Info http://www.space.com/11730-classic-moon-film-cannes-film-festival-makeover.html http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/29935|0/A-Trip-to-the-Moon.html Picture http://whitecitycinema.com/tag/a-trip-to-the-moon/ Jan 1, 1903 The Great Train Robbery Filmed Info- http://screeninsight.blogspot.com/2012/07/great-train-robbery-edwin-s-porter-1903.html http://history1900s.about.com/od/1900s/qt/trainrobbery.htm Picture http://www.hollywood.com/news/Classic_Hollywood_Movie_Spotlight_The_Great_Train_Robbery/7747303 Jan 1, 1903 The Life of an American Fireman Filmed http://www.earlycinema.com/timeline/index.html http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T112/LifeOfAnAmericanFireman.html Picture http://fade2blackproductions.com/history/62-life-of-an-american-fireman