[Ads-l] Antedating of "Moving Picture"

[Shapiro, Fred]

moving picture (OED, 2., 1896)

1894 San Francisco Examiner​ 10 Mar. 2/4 (Newspapers.com)  Everybody has seen nickel-in-the-slot machines which contain photographs and play any kind of a tune previously sung into them.  Mr. Edison has how ready for the market a similar machine containing his moving pictures which are set agoing when a nickel is put into the slot.

Fred Shapiro

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