Watch preservation of the sign language FMovies. George Veditz, one-time president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States, outlines the right of deaf people to sign instead of speak. The film is presented in American Sign Language and has no sub- or intertitles.
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Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
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The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...
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A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriages crossing Leeds Bridge.
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"All sounds travel in waves much the same as ripples in water." Educational film produced by Bray Studios New York, which was the dominant animation...
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Surfing at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. Most surfers are human, one is a dog. The educational documentary is part of the Bruce...
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Produced in 1922, this 9-part silent documentary is an important document of the beginnings of industrialization in Brazil and the conditions of...
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A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
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An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
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"Danse serpentine" (Gaumont #588) is part of the "Miss Lina Esbrard. Danseuse cosmopolite et serpentine" series of 4 films, and should not be...
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Buster Brown creater R.F. Outcault sketches his creation. Part of the Buster Brown series for Edison film studio.
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The power of fostering animals in need is undeniable. Hopalong Animal Rescue, based in Oakland, CA, demonstrates this every day. This short film...