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The 'Gator and the Pickaninny
This scene is laid on a tropical shore. A pickaninny is fishing, when a huge alligator cre…
The Art of 'Making Up'
Kathryn Osterman, the well-known vaudeville comedienne, in a complete exposition of the me…
The Australian Mounted Rifle Volunteers
Ground level view of a column of Australian cavalry riding down Adderley Street in Cape To…
1900
The Barber Saw the Joke
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
1900
The Bath
"The Bath" is a flip book remake of After the Ball (Après le Bal) made in the late 1800s.
1900
The Bathers
TRICK. Two bathers arrive at a river, disrobe at the water's edge and dive in. The action…
1900
The Battleship 'Odin'
A German warship.
1900
The Biter Bit
A gardener is watering a garden. A prankster stands on his hose halting the flow until he…
The Bout
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
The Chimney Sweep and the Miller
A chimney sweep and a miller become involved in a street fight. The sweep has a bag of soo…
The Clown and the Alchemist
Although we are led to believe that the ancient alchemists were all powerful, this picture…
1900
The Congress of Nations
A magician steps upon the stage carrying a hoop covered with white paper. Then in quick su…
1900
The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War
New Zealand's oldest surviving film shows a troop of horsemen from the Boer War Second Con…
1900
The Derby 1900
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
The Deserter
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
The Dispatch Bearer
A dispatch rider gets through a Boer ambush.
The Dull Razor
A man shaves, back to the camera, face reflected in a mirror.
1900
The Enchanted Drawing
A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he l…
1900
The Fart Maniac
Silent record of a performance by Joseph Pujol. He was famous for his remarkable control o…
1900
The Katzenjammer Kids In Love
The second live-action Katzenjammer Kids film.
The Kiss
"Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to de…
The Last Alarm
Horse drawn fire engines en route to an emergency.
The Last Days of Pompeii
Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.
The Magician
The scene opens on a theatrical stage. The magician enters from the wings, and making a bo…
The Mystic Swing
The professor shows his power to Mephisto by mysteriously placing a young lady in a swing.…
The Prince of Darkness
In this picture some very remarkable effects are obtained by the reversal of the motion of…
The Seahawk
1900
The Spirit of His Forefathers
An advertisement made for Dewar's whisky brand.
The Training of Infantry
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
The Troublesome Fly
A huge fly is bothering an old gentleman, who is trying to take a nap. The old gentleman,…
The Unexpected Bath
AN UNEXPECTED BATH" shows the astronomer watching women rain down from the heavens.
1900
The Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls
Showing the Whilrpool Rapids as they are seen from the front of a car on the Great Gorge R…
Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running
A Thomas Edison film showing a torpedo being shot.
1900
Torpedo Explosion
An explosive bit of early war film. These two exciting snippets were potentially part of a…
Tourists Starting for Canton
Shows a party of English people in their chairs. This is the only safe way of getting abou…
Train Load of C.I.V.s Leaving Southampton
Back in Blighty - after fighting in the Boer War, these volunteer soldiers are heading hom…
Training at the Regimental Depot
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
Training Cavalry Horses: The Recruit's First Ride
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
1900
Tram Journey through Southampton
A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.
Troops Leaving Port Elizabeth Jetty
Newly-arrived British troops march away from the jetty towards a square and are surrounded…
1900
Two Laughing Men
Two men lose it laughing at something in a magazine
1900
Two Old Sports
A conversation between two gents perks up when the see a picture in a magazine. A 'facial…
1900
Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel
Uncle Josh checks into a hotel, presumably to get a better nights rest than he gets at hom…
1900
Uncle Josh's Nightmare
Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in…
Une poule introduite dans un concert
Man plays piano
1900
Vaulting Horse Display
An astonishing display of synchronised gymnastics. The looping, synchronised vaults on dis…
1900
Vue prise d'une baleinière en marche
Sailors row a whaling boat in a medium-tight shot.
Walking Difficulties Due to Progressive Locomotary Ataxia
Studies on human pathological locomotion.
1900
Warships at Sunset
A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another s…
1900
Watermelon Contest
Four men each hold a large slice of watermelon, and have a race to see who can finish eati…
1900
Waves Break on Bow of a Ship
You’ll need your sea legs to watch this film, which was apparently filmed from a perilous…
White Horse Rapids
This picture was taken at the historical point signified by the above title, where so many…
Who Said Chicken?
A white actor in blackface steals a chicken and hides in a coal bin. A policeman looks in…
Why Jones Discharged His Clerks
Two delinquent clerks are seated in a broker's office engaged in a game of cards. The boss…
Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce
This scene opens by showing a pretty cook mixing bread in the kitchen. Jones comes in unex…