Accordion Player frames 1 to 8

    These are frames 1 to 8 of the 20 frame film "Accordion Player" recorded probably in 1888, using by Louis le Prince's single-lens camera (LPCCP Type-1 MkII)). They show Louis le Prince's son Adolphe playing an accordion outside the Leeds house of Joseph Whitley, Adolphe's grandfather.

    For more, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_le_Prince

    For an amateur remastering of the first 17 frames, see www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwQcY1-XM6U

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