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1899: Lubin Expands
Despite finding himself the focus of would-be movie monopolist Thomas Edison's wrathful gaze - in June, Edison's suit against Frederick M. Prescott for selling Lubin's films (despite Prescott being a large outlet for Edison himself) had put the New York distributor out of business - Philadelphia-based pioneer Siegmund Lubin opened the Cineograph Theater, claimed to be the States' first purpose built movie theatre. [ADD]
(Photograph courtesy Joseph Eckhardt)
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