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Dec 31, 1897
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Serpentine Dance (1897)

Angelic and demonic serpentine dance from dawn of cinema. Hand-colored frame by frame. Lumière no. 765 or 765.1 (colorized, different dancer?).

Caroline Hipple Holpin

Dancer

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Serpentine Dance (1897)

Caroline Hipple Holpin