The Early Years of CInema

By s612078
  • The Phenakistoscope is Invented

    The Phenakistoscope is Invented

  • Zoetrope is Invented

    Zoetrope is Invented

  • Leland Standford Makes a Bet

    Leland Standford Makes a Bet

    Former California Governor made a $25,00 bet on if the hooves of a horse level the ground simultaneously.
  • Edward Muybridge Invents the Zoopraxiscope

    Edward Muybridge Invents the Zoopraxiscope

  • George Eastmen introduces the first Hand-Held Box Camera

    George Eastmen introduces the first Hand-Held Box Camera

  • Kinetoscope Invented

    Kinetoscope Invented

  • The Black Maria

    The Black Maria

  • Firsts Kinetoscope Parlor Is Opened

    Firsts Kinetoscope Parlor Is Opened

  • Fred Ott's Sneeze was Filmed in the Black Maria

    Fred Ott's Sneeze was Filmed in the Black Maria

  • Period: to

    The Novelty Period

  • The Lumiere Brothers' First Public Screening

    The Lumiere Brothers' First Public Screening

  • A Trip to the Moon is Released

    A Trip to the Moon is Released

  • The Great Train Robbery Is Filmed

    The Great Train Robbery Is Filmed

  • Iroquois Theater Fire

    Iroquois Theater Fire

  • Melies' Last Film

    Melies' Last Film

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