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Rear Projection

Date: 1951
Description: Production still showing the technique of rear projection. A 1951 Ford, jacked up in front so the steering wheel can turn, sits in front of a rear projecti...
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Bostock Arena and Jungle

Date: 1915
Description: The Bostock Arena and Jungle, part of David Horsley's Centaur motion picture studio and animal attraction in Los Angeles, c. 1915. "The Moving Picture W...
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Kalem Studio in Florida

Date: 1908
Description: Photograph of the winter studios of the Kalem Company showing outbuildings on the grounds of the Roseland Hotel on the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, F...
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Dixieland Theatre

Date: 1916
Description: The Dixieland Theatre in South Jacksonville, Florida, before it was converted by the Gaumont Company into a film studio.
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Mack Sennett Studios

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of the Max Sennett Studios. There are many open-roofed studios with cloth diffusers. A huge sign reads: "Paramount-Comedies-Mack Sennett-Come...
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Second Thanhouser Studio

Date: 1914
Description: Production still showing how three or more silent film scenes could be simultaneously filmed under the glass roof of the Thanhouser studio. The print is ca...
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American Film Company Studio

Date: 1916
Description: General view of the American Film Company studio located at State Street and Mission Street in Santa Barbara, California. The American Film Company, also k...
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D.W. Griffith Studio, Mamaroneck, New York

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view of D.W. Griffith's motion picture studio in Mamaronek, New York. Griffith bought the 28-acre estate of Henry Flagler on Orienta Point in 1919 a...

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