The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22

Ing motion pictures exclusively could a,mo.t h.
counted on your fingers
invention OF motion pictures can partially be
sttriouted to California incident. Two race
"o'e men argued as to whether a horse while
running had moro than two feet on the around
u any time To prove this "a threads were
sletcheo across tho track, and the end Of each
attached to separate camera horse ran
Gown the stretch breaking each thread separately
and exposing "a Photographic plates One of the
men TOOK copies Of the photographs to Europe
where they caused numerous experiments Final
~ the task OF making motion pictures given
up because no flexible substitute for glass could
be found
Years later New Jersey minister. trying to
discover a way Of making nonbreakable stereop-
ticon slides for use In his Sunday school, made
the discovery that celluloid was suitable The
substitute was Immediately employed by . photo.
sraph supply manufacturer. which enabled
Thomas Edison to perfect his kaleidoscope or
peep.hole machine hrst shown at Columbian ex-
position. Chicago. In 1893. Forty feet of ribbon
him. with continuity OF action rolled past the lens
In hole In a cabinet with intermittent move
ment that retained each picture before the peep
hole twice as long as II required to move the pic
ture to this spot. Back OF the tilm was an cleo
trio light. and directly in front Of the lens small
hole through which the people could peep for the
sum Of nve cents. The nm had sprocket holes
in the margin one side and corresponding
sprocket was placed on the rollers.
This device served idea for Robert W.
Paul OF London. tho Arm OF Lumiere Sons OF
Paris and n man named Grey OF New York city.
simultaneously these men thought Of attaching
the Aim to a stereopticon lamp and projecting the
picture on to a screen. and began working out
machines which would do this properly. The
FIRST projected motion picture In America
that OF Greys kaleidoscope In a basement store
room in New York city In 1895. Paul perfected
his projecting machine In March. 1896 and
Lumiere in 1897. At later date. William Ken.
needy Iaury Dixon. formerly with Paul en-
ployed by Thomas Edison perfected the Edison
kaleidoscope. This device WAS n combination OF
the ''peep.hole" invention. with sprockcts on each
side OF the aim introduced by Lumere. more
accurate intermittent movement for the hlm car
riage and powerful lamp perfected BY Thomas
Edison. Other machines appeared In America
about the same time but later patent rights were
all merged with that OF the Edison. The projec
ton machines were crude and It has required
much time and mechanical ingenuity TO bring
them TO the state OF perfection.
With machines made. st greater problem
OF securing new interesting subjects confronted
the showmcn who took up the novelty There
being completed motion pictures for sale II
was necessary for each exhibitor to make all his
own subjects. No one thought OF making pic.
lures OF plays Instead they caught finishes OF
races. scenes in prize nghts and topical events
OF n sensational nature.
About this time n Kansas City operator OF these
machines. learning OF the projecting machine
made plans for II concession nt tho Buffalo Pan.
American exposition. which consisted OF a rail.
why illusion made possible by rocking the coach
while pictures were projected on screen In
ono end OF the car. Later this was exhibited
throughout the country In a specially constructed
railroad coach. and the name "Hsles Tour OF the
World became famous
The greatest step of the industry following
the perfection OF projectors. hlms and cameras
vas made simultaneously by Miles Brothers OF