Eadweard Muybridge and the Development of Motion Pictures
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N 37° 25.475 W 122° 10.952
10S E 572329 N 4142288
A plaque describing research into motion picture making in 1878 and 1879.
Waymark Code: WMDV3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2006
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In commemoration of the motion picture research conducted in 1878 and 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, now the site of Stanford University. This extensive photographic experiment portraying the attitudes of animals in motion was conceived by and executed under the direction and patronage of Leland Stanford. Consecutive instantaneous exposures were provided for a battery of 24 cameras fitted with electroshutters.
Marker Number: 834.00
Marker Name: Eadweard Muybridge and the Development of Motion Pictures
County: Santa Clara
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 04/30/1983
Location:
Stanford University, Campus Dr W across from Stanford Driving Range, Palo Alto
Website: Not listed
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