Black Maria studio

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Black Maria studio was Thomas Edison's pioneering motion picture production studio in West Orange, New Jersey, considered one of the first film studios in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early film studio
film studio
motion picture studio
alsoKnownAs Edison Black Maria
Edison Kinetographic Theater
associatedWith Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
buildingMaterial wood
category Buildings and structures in Essex County, New Jersey
History of film
city West Orange
considered one of the first film studios in the world
constructionStartDate 1893
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolitionDate 1903
designedBy William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
era early cinema
feature rotating base to follow the sun
foundedBy Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
genreFocus short films
heritage site commemorated at Thomas Edison National Historical Park
historicalPeriod late 19th century
industry motion pictures
influenced development of film production techniques
early American cinema
inventionUsed Kinetograph
Kinetoscope
lightingSource sunlight
locatedIn West Orange, New Jersey, United States
surface form: West Orange, New Jersey
namedAfter Black Maria (nickname for police paddy wagon)
notableFor being the first U.S. motion picture production studio
early Kinetoscope films
openingDate 1893
operatedBy Edison Manufacturing Company
ownedBy Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
partOf Thomas Edison National Historical Park
primaryPurpose production of short motion pictures
producedWork Fred Ott's Sneeze
The Kiss (1896 film)
region Essex County, New Jersey
roofType retractable roof
shape small tar-paper-covered building
significance pioneering motion picture production facility
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
status demolished
technology 35 mm film

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Edison Manufacturing Company hasPart Black Maria studio
Edison Manufacturing Company operatedStudio Black Maria studio
Kinetograph relatedTo Black Maria studio
this entity surface form: Black Maria film studio
Edison Studios hasPart Black Maria studio