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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.

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Known For

  • The Arrest of a Pickpocket
  • Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour
  • Rough Sea at Dover
  • The Boxing Kangaroo
  • Landing at Low Tide
  • Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
  • Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest
  • Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy
  • The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops
  • Opening of the Kiel Canal
  • Persimmons Winning the Derby
  • The Derby 1895
  • Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • Henley Royal Regatta
  • Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition
  • A Corner of Barnet Fair
  • The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race