Birt Acres
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Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and Birtac, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector. He also directed a number of early silent films.
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Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour (1896)
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A Corner of Barnet Fair (1896)
Director
Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy (1895)
Director
Persimmons Winning the Derby (1896)
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Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest (1896)
Director
The Arrest of a Pickpocket (1895)
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The Boxing Kangaroo (1896)
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Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs (1895)
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Rough Sea at Dover (1896)
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Incident at Clovelly Cottage (1895)
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Opening of the Kiel Canal (1895)
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Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895)
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Henley Royal Regatta (1897)
Director
The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race (1896)
Director
The Derby 1895 (1895)
Director
Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition (—)
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The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops (1895)
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Landing at Low Tide (1896)
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