Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Edison, Thomas A. 1847-1931.; Kinetoscope.; Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
Other titles: August 31; Edison patents the kinetoscope
Description: Provides information on the invention of Thomas Edison's kinetoscope and the early history of motion pictures. Edison received a patent for the kinetoscope on Aug. 3, 1897.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.