Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-181).
Note
Includes indexes.
Contents
Pre-Cinema. The Times and the man ; Making pictures move ; Photography and motion -- Invention and early development. Thomas A. Edison and William K. Dickson ; Thomas A. Edison : the first films ; Edison and Dickson : what did they contribute to movies? ; Film theatres and early filmmaking -- Early filmmaking in New Jersey. On location in New Jersey ; The Motion Picture Patents Co. and The Independents -- The Studios -- The Personalities.