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Identifier
MPH-26-01_Miss_Jerry_still_1894
Creation Date
1894
Subject—Topics
Motion pictures; History; Miss Jerry; Magic Lanterns; Picture plays
Date Range
ca. 1894
Description
Newsprint photograph: Scene from an early picture play, “Miss Jerry” (incorrectly credited in this caption as “The first moving picture feature made back in 1894.” Alexander Black’s “Miss Jerry” was a picture play [a series of photographic slides projected at 4 per minute, by a magic lantern.
Format
BW newsprint; 5” x 6.5”
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
MPH-26-01