The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company founded in 1896 in Chicago, Illinois by William Selig. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... William Nicholas Selig (born March 14, 1864 - died July 15, 1948) was a pioneer of the American motion picture industry. ...

The company grew rapidly and by 1909 had branch studios in Los Angeles, California and New Orleans, Louisiana. Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... City nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City that Care Forgot Location of New Orleans Country   State     Parish United States   Louisiana     Orleans Parish Mayor C. Ray Nagin Area  - Land  - Water 350. ...

The company operated until 1918.