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Explore our collection items related to early motion pictures from Muybridge's pioneering work in photographic studies of motion to Kinetoscopes and Mutoscopes.

National Postal Museum 32c Eadweard Muybridge single
Smithsonian American Art Museum Woman Lifting a Basket, Waving a Handkerchief, from the book Animal Locomotion
Smithsonian American Art Museum Woman Pouring a Basin of Water over Her Head, from the book Animal Locomotion
National Museum of American History "Nosie Josie" Mutoscope Movie Poster
Smithsonian American Art Museum Woman Throwing Handkerchief in Air, Picking It Up, from the book Animal Locomotion
National Museum of American History "At the Masquerade" Mutoscope Movie Poster
Smithsonian American Art Museum Child Lifting a Doll, Turning and Walking Off, from the book Animal Locomotion
Smithsonian American Art Museum Descending Stairs and Turning, from the book Animal Locomotion
National Museum of American History "Cleopatra" Mutoscope Movie Poster
Smithsonian American Art Museum Woman Pouring Basin of Water over Another Woman's Head, from the book Animal Locomotion
Smithsonian American Art Museum Woman Picking Up a Ball and Throwing It, from the book Animal Locomotion
Smithsonian American Art Museum Animal Locomotion (plate 326) (Woman with Tennis Racquet, Throwing Water, etc.)
Smithsonian American Art Museum Pugilist Striking a Blow, from the book Animal Locomotion
National Museum of American History "How the Weinies Worsted Charley" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Portrait Gallery Eadweard Muybridge Self-Portrait
National Museum of American History "The Tramp and the Girl" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "The Little Peach" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Western Courage" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "The Lost Toupee" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Oh! Teacher" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "The Death Sentence" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Broncho Busters & Indian Warriors!!" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "A Kick that Didn't Miss" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Picking Hubbie's Pockets" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Too Many Kisses" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "The Stage at Coyote Holes" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "They Blamed it All on the Cop" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "No Wedding Bells for Him" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Mother's Angel Child" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "The Man Under the Bed" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Mr. Easy Mark" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Some Classy Lover" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Unloading the Mail 1903" Mutoscope Movie Poster
National Museum of American History "Biddy the Irish Wash Woman" Mutoscope Movie Poster

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