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Old 05-11-2019, 12:17   #14017
landhusweg
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Re: Today in pictures

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Originally Posted by Ryewolf90 View Post
It was part of the British Textile Biennial Festival.

This was celebrating the pioneering Blackburn Film-makers Mitchell and Kenyon and the centenary of the Cotton Exchange becoming a cinema.

In 1899 Mitchell and Kenyon produced KIDNAPPING BY INDIANS, a film that is now recognised as the first western ever made
Thanks for the Info. Ryewolf90.

Nice to see that (maybe) one of my ancesters came to fame!

Cheers

Philip Kenyon
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