Newark Athlete

http://filmow.com/newark-athlete-t35539 Newark Athlete is short film directed and produced by William Dickson. This film displays a young athlete swinging Indian clubs and is roughly thirty seconds in length. It was filmed in May or June in 1891, in Edison's Black Maria studio.[1] It was able to be viewed using Thomas Edison's kinetoscope.

In 2010, it was chosen by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. It is the oldest film so chosen. Newark Athlete Newark Athlete