Edison Kinetoscopic Record Of A Sneeze (1894 Original Black & White Film)

Dive into cinematic history with this black and white film from 1894! Widely regarded as the first motion picture to receive legal copyright acceptance, this iconic footage captures Fred Ott's historic sneeze. Originally submitted as a still picture for copyright, the frames were rephotographed and transformed into motion pictures by William K. Laurie Dickson, Edison's assistant and supervisor of the new motion picture project. Experience the birth of cinema with this pioneering piece of film history!

Source :
Heise, W., Thomas A. Edison, I., Hendricks & Paper Print Collection. (1894) Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, January 7. Dickson, W. K. -., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694192