Called the "Newark Athlete" the first scenes depict a boy exercising with Indian clubs. Another scene shows a man doffing his straw hat. The final segment shows two boxers in a ring. Filmed at Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey
Edison kinetoscopic record of a man, Fred Ott, sneezing. The record is commonly known as "The Sneeze." It was filmed at the Black Maria studio of the Edison Manufacturing Company in West Orange, New Jersey. Fred Ott takes a pinch of snuff and then sneezes.
Celebrated Strong Man, Friedrich Muller (Stage name: Eugen Sandow), one of the first famous bodybuilders, displays his body building physique: flexing his biceps, abdominal muscles and triceps and other muscles, for the Edison Company cameraman in Edison's Black Maria studio at West Orange, New Jersey.
Famous Venezuelan slack wire walker, Juan A. Caicedo, called the "King of the Wire", performs before Edison cameraman, outdoors, on the grounds of the Edison Laboratory at West Orange, New Jersey
Native American Indian dancers from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show perform the Buffalo Dance. Recorded at Edison's Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
"Arab Knife Juggler" Hadji Cheriff, enters a boxing ring, carrying a large knife, that he tosses aside. He then begins to perform a series of acrobatic stunts. Recorded at the Edison Black Maria studio, West Orange, New Jersey, United States.
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