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99e régiment d'infanterie : assaut du portique
A regiment of soldiers demonstrate their skills.
1897
A Bowery Cafe
This is a Bowery barroom. A tough girl comes in for a pail of beer. While the bartender is…
A Multicycle Race
At the Charles River Speedway in Allston (Boston Massachusetts), cyclists on six-man bikes…
1897
Admiral Cigarette
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
1897
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House
Several members of European Royalty, including the Duke and Duchess of York, and Alfred, D…
Alexandria Consulate
The first film shot in Egypt.
1897
Ambulance at the Accident
The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is re…
1897
Ambulance Call
"Stable door opens and ambulance dashes out into the street. Policeman holds back a furnit…
Arab Knife Grinder at Work
Short released in 1897.
1897
Armour's Electric Trolley
At the Armour & Co. Chicago yard. Two railroad tracks dominate the center and right half o…
Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.
The title tells us where we are; the vignette is in two parts, spliced together. On a busy…
1897
At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1897.
Atlantic City Fire Department
This picture is very notable from the fact that at the end of the scene, after the run-by…
1897
Baigneurs et plongeurs
It's a public pool, where some men stand by the pool, some dive into it, and other simply…
1897
Bath Scene
"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying thems…
1897
Belfast, Pompiers : Alerte
Firefighters at work in Belfast.
1897
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
1897
Boat Wagon and Beach Cart
Two carts, one with a boat on it, are being pushed out of a garage.
1897
Bois de Boulogne
A street scene.
Bowery Waltz
A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's we…
Boxing for Points
Men on field. Boxing. Both wear numbers on back. Large round-hose swings. Several men appa…
1897
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary ca…
1897
Buffalo Police on Parade
A street scene showing parade of the entire Buffalo Police Department, 16 men abreast, wit…
1897
Buffalo Stockyards
From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and rid…
Butterfly Dance
"As performed by Annabelle, the famous premier danseuse. A charmingly graceful representat…
1897
Caped Mounted Riflemen Passing St Paul's
1897
Capsize of Lifeboat
Daily practice of life boat crew, showing boat being upset purposely by the men. As these…
Cattle Driven to Slaughter
In the Chicago stockyards, the gates of a pen of long-horn cattle are open and the cattle…
1897
Changing Guard (Berlin)
Military in Germany.
1897
Charity Ball
A Victorian couple dancing.
Chicken Thieves
The hen house occupies the entire left foreground of the picture, running back to the near…
1897
Cirque Miniature
Restored in 2015 in 4K by Cinémathèque française with the support of CNC – Archives França…
1897
Comic Face
An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Fin…
Comic Shaving
A man comes in for a shave in this film of a popular stage act.
1897
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds…
Crawford Shoe Store
Crawford's had a store in Madison Square, New York. The horse-drawn buses were typical and…
Crissie Sheridan
A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and othe…
Cuirassiers traversant la Saône à la nage
Mounted soldiers crossing a river.
Cupid and Psyche
“By the Leanders. The dress of one consists of a pair of wings and a bow and arrow; the ot…
1897
Cupid at the Washtub
A playful variation on A Soldier's Courtship, producer Robert W. Paul's smash hit from the…
Dance, Franchonetti Sisters
Three young women with dark, curly hair stand on a stage with a black background and patte…
Dancing Darkey Boy
A young boy dances on a table top.
Danse d'hommes
African men dance, sing and play instruments.
1897
Danse de jeunes filles
While a group of seated women sing and clap their hands, young girls dance with small step…
1897
Deyo
"A fascinating skirt dance by the well-known roof garden favorite."
1897
Dragoons Passing St Paul's
École de cavalerie de Saumur, le carrousel militaire: Changement de main
A military horseback riding event from 1897.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
Showing the Austrian Emperor laying the corner stone of a new military barracks.
1897
Falls of Minnehaha
The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and…
1897
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the…
1897
Fatima
"A well-known oriental dancer in a dance du ventre to the music of a Turkish band."
1897
Fencing at the Joinville School
A fencing match. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creati…
1897
Fifth Avenue, New York
"The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, act…
First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded w…
1897
Fisherman's Luck
"Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length…
1897
Fisherman's Wharf
Shows the wharf at San Francisco, Cal., with a large fleet of fishing boats at anchor.
1897
Fishermen and Boat at Port Said
1897
Fishing Smacks
Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera…
1897
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04 3/4 he…
1897
Fun on the Clothesline
A 19th century wire-walker performs his stage act on a woman's clothesline. An early comed…