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Cinématographe: Quick Facts

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The Lumiere brothers' Cinematographe, a vintage wooden-framed device with a boxy projector and film reel, set up for film projection using a magic lantern lamphouse.
Poster for Cinématographe demonstration
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Louis Lumière
French inventor
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Auguste Lumière
French inventor