Do you know who these people are?
And what does this machine do?
Answers:
The people are:
Annie Oakley (1860-1926). She was famous for her shooting skills and travelled with Buffalo Bill's Wild west Show.
Thomas Edison (1847- 1931). He invented the light bulb and many other things, including the machine in the pictures: the kinetoscope. The name comes from the Greek words "kineto" meaning movement, and "scopos" meaning "to watch." This machine was the first motion picture camera.
Edison made a film of Annie Oakley shooting glass balls:
He filmed at "The Black Maria", the first ever movie studio!
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