Newark Athlete is a short film directed and produced by William Dickson

William Dickson

William Dickson may refer to:*William Dickson *William Dickson , administrator of Fort Louis in the Falklands in 1833*William Dickson , lawyer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada...

. The film, roughly ten seconds in length, displays a young athlete swinging Indian clubs. It was filmed in May or June in 1891, in Edison's Black Maria

Edison's Black Maria

The Black Maria was Thomas Edison's movie production studio in West Orange, New Jersey. It is widely referred to as America's First Movie Studio.- History :...

 studio. It could be viewed using Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...

's kinetoscope

Kinetoscope

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In 2010, Newark Athlete was chosen by the United States National Film Preservation Board

National Film Preservation Board

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 for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry

National Film Registry

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. It is currently the oldest film chosen to be in the Registry.

External links

• View the film on Youtube
• Newark Athlete on Internet Movie Database
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