1896 | First Movie Theater in the United States - New Orleans | Louisiana History
William Rock purchased the Louisiana territorial rights for the Edison Vitascope. He soon opened the first indoor theater in the United States on Canal Street in New Orleans. This Louisiana History Minute introduces you to Rock and Vitascope Hall.
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Reading List
- Birth of Cinema, The First Movie Theater
https://zhawkins.omeka.net/exhibits/s...
- Louisiana Historical Markers
https://www.louisianatravel.com/film-...
- Gambit Magazine
https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/blak...
- America's First Movie Theater: Louisiana's Vitascope Hall
https://www.amazon.com/Americas-First...
- The Edison Vitascope
https://ateliertally.com/thomas-ediso...
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Photo Credits - US Library of Congress, Google Street View
Music: www.bensound.com "Acoustic Breeze"
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