It looks like quite a nice garden.
Best movie ever!
This is the second known film document, filmed in the garden of Le Prince House at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds (UK).
Since I was born and raised in Leeds, I’m proud of this film history piece.
Well you have to start somewhere! Plus this movie was short, and to the point! Perfect length for my attention span! :wink:
A very short but exiting clip!
A brief but happy scene.
Shout by zayliaBlockedParent2020-06-09T20:16:58Z— updated 2024-01-02T21:53:50Z
Some interesting things to know:
On October 24, 1888 (ten days after filming), Mrs. Sarah Whitley (Louis's mother-in-law) died at the age of 72.
On September 16, 1890, Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince mysteriously vanished just before unveiling his new technology to the public. Neither his body nor luggage was found.
In 1902, two years after Adolphe Le Prince (Louis's son) had testified about his father's inventions in court against Thomas Edison. H was found shot dead on Fire Island, New York.
Update:
Links to the articles that @jarvis-8710259 mentioned but did not link to.
1. ScienceDirect Article: From science fiction to reality by Katerina Busuttil (Acting Editor, Materials Today)
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(08)70132-9
"Which brings me to the winning article of our writing competition (page 56). Atreyee Gupta talks about one of our inventors, Louis Le Prince. Was he murdered? Was Thomas Edison involved in any way? True or false, this story sheds a light on the competitiveness of researchers in the 17th century."
2. ScienceDirect Article: The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince by Atreyee Gupta
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(08)70160-3