page_title: Elias Bernard Koopman
hierarchical_section_title: Elias Bernard Koopman
caption_attribution_description: English: First meeting of all of the members of the K.M.C.D. Syndicate on September 22, 1895, who went on to found the first film production company, the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. From the left: Henry N. Marvin, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, Herman Casler, and Elias Bernard Koopman. Published on page 45 of the July 1922 Photoplay.
context_page_description: Elias Bernard Koopman was a founder of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. He was also a founder of The Magic Introduction Company. He later headed the Runsyne Corporation, a maker of electrical signs.
context_section_description: Elias Bernard Koopman (1860 – August 23, 1929) was a founder of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. He was also a founder of The Magic Introduction Company. He later headed the Runsyne Corporation, a maker of electrical signs.
caption: First meeting of the members of the K.M.C.D. Syndicate on September 22, 1895, from left: Henry N. Marvin, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, Herman Casler, and Elias Bernard Koopman
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