Project Gutenberg 2018-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 440 Walls, Howard Lamarr 1912 53060033 Motion Pictures, 1894-1912 Identified from the Records of the United States Copyright Office Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Motion Pictures, 1894-1912" by Howard Lamarr Walls is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work serves as a catalog documenting the early motion picture productions that were registered for copyright during the formative years of the industry, specifically covering the period from 1894 to 1912. It highlights significant cinematic milestones and offers insights into the organizations and individuals involved in the pioneering days of film. The opening of this catalog introduces the challenges faced by early motion picture producers, who often registered their films as photographs due to the lack of specific copyright classifications for motion pictures at the time. The text outlines how Howard Lamarr Walls meticulously compiled a list of 8,506 works, providing details on titles, copyright claimants, and registration dates, primarily sourced from the Copyright Office's records. It emphasizes the importance of this record in attesting to the evolution of cinema as an art form and a historical narrative, illustrating how this catalog serves as a resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in the origins of film. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Motion pictures -- Catalogs PN Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 860627 2025-09-22T14:30:43.273371 text/html 926067 2018-04-12T06:29:28 text/html 330009 2025-09-22T14:30:57.867283 application/epub+zip 338335 2025-09-22T14:30:45.400364 application/epub+zip 296370 2025-09-22T14:30:44.299360 application/epub+zip 616790 2025-09-22T14:31:04.995312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 727275 2025-09-22T14:30:56.739321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 689566 2022-08-25T15:42:36.904116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722167 2025-09-22T14:30:37.658415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 722335 2018-04-12T06:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18238 2025-09-22T14:31:05.155257 application/rdf+xml 8935 2025-09-22T14:30:44.477367 image/jpeg 1974 2025-09-22T14:30:44.392365 image/jpeg 208866 2018-04-12T06:29:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 299056 2018-04-12T06:29:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 302975 2025-09-22T14:30:43.318350 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog