Plate Number 207. Stooping and lifting train 1887

This photographic sequence, "Plate Number 207. Stooping and lifting train," is one of Eadweard Muybridge's iconic studies of motion. Created in 1887, it captures a woman in a flowing gown performing a simple act of bending and lifting her train. Muybridge, a pioneer in photographic motion studies, utilized multiple cameras to freeze time and decompose movement, revolutionizing our understanding of how the human body moves. This series, like many of his works, is significant for its contribution to the development of early cinema and the field of photography. The images' starkness, clarity, and scientific precision make them valuable for both aesthetic and historical appreciation.