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The Black Maria

In 1894, Thomas Edison filmed sharpshooter Annie Oakley in his Black Maria studio. He was testing a new device called the kinetograph, an electrically powered camera capable of capturing motion.

“Edison” premieres January 27, 2015 on PBS American Experience.

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