2024-08-132024-08-132012-01-12https://hdl.handle.net/10929/139603The first motion pictures made in the Black Maria were deposited for copyright by Dickson at the Library of Congress in August, 1893. In early January 1894, The Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (aka Fred Ott's Sneeze) was one of the first series of short films made by Dickson for the Kinetoscope in Edison's Black Maria studio with fellow assistant Fred Ott. The short film was made for publicity purposes, as a series of still photographs to accompany an article in Harper's Weekly. It was the earliest motion picture to be registered for copyright � composed of an optical record of Ott sneezing comically for the camera.Original file name 6797630003_4756092bec_o.jpeg4368 x 2912Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.Movie StudioThe First Movie StudioThe Black MariaThomas Edison's Factory. Edison FactoryThe FactoryEdison Research FacilityEdison's Manufacturing FacilityThomas EdisonEdisonNational Historical ParkNPSNational Park ServiceNational Historical SiteIndustrial RevolutionU.S. Historic districtU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesWest OrangeEssex CountyNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State