Selig Polyscope Company
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The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company that was founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago, Illinois. The company produced hundreds of early, widely distributed commercial
Selig Polyscope logos or photos in 1910s film industry trade magazines 04
Surviving hand-tinted still from The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908), based on L. Frank Baum's Oz books
Selig studio facilities and extensive backlot in Chicago, 1911
Street view of Selig's studio in Edendale, c. 1910
William Selig
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William Nicholas Selig was a vaudeville performer and pioneer of the American motion picture industry. His stage billing as Colonel Selig would be used for the rest of his career, even as he moved int
Selig Polyscope Company
…The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company that was founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago, Illinois. The company produced hundreds of early, widely distributed commercial moving pictures, including the first films starring Tom…
Selig in 1916
Selig studio, Chicago, The Moving Picture World, July 1916
"Shakespeare trial", 1916, Chicago Tribune, Selig (right)