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Identifier
MPH-22-01_Louis_&_Auguste_Lumiere_1895
Creation Date
1895
Subject—Topics
Motion pictures; History; Lumiere, Louis; Lumiere, Auguste
Date Range
1895
Description
Copy of photo print, a portrait of Louis and Auguste Lumiere, photographed at Lyon, France in 1895. The Lumière brothers were French inventors and pioneer manufacturers of photographic equipment who devised an early motion-picture camera and projector called the Cinématographe as well as producing what is considered to be the first motion picture in 1895.
Format
BW photograph; 9” x 8”
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
MPH-22-01