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Fun on the Steeple-Chase

On the Coney Island steeple-chase, the wooden horses dash up and down the inclines with we…

Garde républicaine à cheval

The troops ride their horses from the right edge of the frame to the left edge of the fram…

Giant Coal Dumper

“Shows how a full carload of coal is loaded onto a vessel every thirty seconds at the grea…

Girls Swinging

In this 17-second short, a young woman is sitting on a swing and two other women alternate…

Hanging Out the Clothes

Lovers are comically interrupted

Has He Hit Me?

Two boxers miss their punches - until they don't.

Head of Colonial Procession

Head of Procession Including Bluejackets

Home Life of a Hungarian Family

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was…

Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or s…

Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.

This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the t…

Husking Bee

Shows a party of young people in front of a barn door, searching for the red ear, which is…

Hyde Park Corner

Hyde Park Corner, with crowds and horse-drawn traffic, at the time of Queen Victoria's Dia…

Jumbo, Horseless Fire-Engine

The great automobile fire engine on its way to a conflagration, accompanied by hose wagons…

La paralytique

A young boy plays with a paralyzed old lady.

Launch of Life Boat

This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lo…

Launch of Surf Boat

The crew of seven dressed in cork jackets, push the boat through the surf; they clamber in…

Le Président Félix Faure aux courses

Clip showing president François Félix Faure and entourage walking the street.

Leander Sisters

“A clever characteristic dance called the 'Yellow Kid.' Very unique. Stage is in the Sutro…

Les Parisiennes

"A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes."

Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: The background of this picture is the Lick Observatory, Mount…

Life Guards and Princes North of St Paul's

Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897…

Lurline Baths

"The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head…

Lyon, travaux au canal de Jonage: locomobile

A few men working at the Jonage canel, Lyon.

Making Sausages

A butcher's crew make sausages from dogs and cats and old boots...

Maud Madison, La Danse Serpentine

The Spectacular Dancer in five NEW bewildering and sensational dances (#233-237). [This is…

Métamorphoses d'un magicien

A magician's trick.

Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

This single camera position film shows an officer and six enlisted men of the army as they…

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

“This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Se…

New Pillow Fight

New Pillow Fight, also titled Daughters' Pillow Fight, is the name of a very early short c…

Ocean Greyhounds

'The 'Nordland,' and 'Teutonic,' two well-known transatlantic steamers proceeding out of N…

Panorama des rives du Nil, [VII]

Panorama pris en chemin de fer, départ de Dammurey

Shot from a train as it leaves a station.

Passage de la Marne par les chevaux du 28e Dragons

This Pathe actuality of men and horses fording the Marne.

Paysans à Paris

A comedy skit with drinking and animal tricks.

Peeping Tom

A man peeping through a keyhole at an attractive young woman gets his comeuppance. This fi…

Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

Stationary camera on a railroad yard.

Pie Eating Contest

"Two men, with hands tied, are eating huckleberry pies for a wager, direct from the plates…

Pillow Fight

“A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresse…

Police Patrol Wagon

"It dashes up just in time to gather in the crowd of rowdies that are fighting. The police…

President McKinley's Inauguration

This film was shot on March 4, 1897 and is historic because it was the first footage shot…

Projectile from Ten Inch Disappearing Gun Striking Water, Sandy Hook

"Result of a shot from the ten-inch disappearing gun."

Queen Victoria's Carriage

Brief actuality footage showing Queen Victoria's open landau, bearing the Princess of Wale…

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Taken from Apsley

Film produced by John Le Couteur for Gaumont, using a 60mm Demeny camera, showing part of…

Queen Victoria's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace

Queen Victoria at a Buckingham Palace garden party held in June 1897, following the diamon…

Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's

Racing at Sheepshead Bay

The finish and weighing out of a running race with nine starters. Won by the famous Cliffo…

Railway Ride over the Tay Bridge

Phantom ride shot from the engine front as a steam train pulling away from Wormit station…

Rescue - Resuscitation

A line is shot to the man clinging to the overturned boat. He fastens it to his body using…

Return of Lifeboat

Along the seashore near San Francisco, a boat belonging to the Pacific Coast Life Saving S…

Robbery

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and tro…

Roma Camp

Roma Camp 1897

Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's

Royal Carriages Passing Westminster

Royal Princes in St. Paul's Churchyard

Rue Royale: Église de la Madeleine

Street images with horse carriages passing by.

S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock

Taken at the docks of the Pacific Steamship Co., San Francisco, Cal., which is operated in…

S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

A ship in a harbor.

S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

“Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific. The b…