The History of Cinema Timeline: 1887

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		Great Britain










		– William Friese-Greene contacts Thomas Edison to explore the possibility of working together to synchronise sound with moving images. [MORE]



		United States

	1/2 -	Harvey Wilcox submits a detailed subdivision map to the County Recorder for 170 acres of land purchased in 1883 which he and his wife have christened ‘Hollywood.’ [MORE]










	2/5 -	Hannibal Goodwin registers a patent for a flexible transparent photographic film made of cellulose nitrate and camphor that can be rolled onto a spool. [MORE]

The History of Cinema: 1887