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Birt Acres

Birt Acres

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.

  • Henley Royal Regatta
  • Rough Sea at Dover
  • Persimmons Winning the Derby
  • A Corner of Barnet Fair
  • The Arrest of a Pickpocket
  • Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
  • The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops
  • Opening of the Kiel Canal
  • The Derby 1895
  • Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • Incident at Clovelly Cottage
  • Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition

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