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'Holy Moses' the Camel
Merrymakers at Luna Park, Coney Island enjoying a ride on the famous camel, "Holy Moses."
'Reliance' and 'Shamrock III' Jockeying and Starting in First Race
In this picture a fine idea of the jockeying and start is given, showing Shamrock III. ver…
'Reliance' vs. 'Shamrock' III, Aug. 20
America's Cup Races.
A Frontier Flirtation; or, How the Tenderfoot Won Out
A Western cowboy attempts to flirt with a veiled young lady sitting on a bench in the gard…
1903
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
A group of Jewish men in Ottoman Jerusalem perform a dance.
1903
A Romance of the Rail
An engaged couple, dressed in white, meet each other at a train station. When the train ar…
A Scrap in Black and White
Shows a young black boy and a white boy in a lively set-to. They finally collapse in the c…
1903
A Search for Evidence
Looking for evidence that her husband may have been unfaithful, a woman is in a hotel, acc…
1903
A Shocking Accident
The mistress of a country home is going about inspecting the work done by her servant, whe…
A Total Accident
Showing the entire catastrophe resulting from the attempt of Mr. Gorham to ride around the…
A Yard of Puppies
Showing six black French poodle pups jumping over a plank to get at their dinner and then…
1903
Alphonse and Gaston, No. 3
Alphonse and Gaston are in a Western saloon and are forced to dance by a cowboy, who urges…
Ameta
A filmed record of a fan dancer performing a dance using two white sheets suspended from p…
1903
Arab Act, Luna Park
Photographed from a one-camera position, as if in the audience, there are four tumblers pe…
At the Foot of the Flatiron
It's a very windy day, and the pedestrians passing by the Flatiron Building are having con…
Atlantic City Floral Parade
At the end of each season, at popular Atlantic City, New Jersey, a floral parade takes pla…
Balloon Race
Several balloons in the sky above New York.
Betsy Ross Dance
Presumably the woman is Betsy Ross, and she's quite a pretty woman with tumbling dark hair…
Boar Lane, Leeds
Pedestrians, horse carts wagons and electric tram cross large open cross roads near Boar L…
Boat Race
The U.S.S. "Indiana" in action. Filmed by American Mutoscope & Biograph on November 11, 19…
Burlesque Cock Fight
This is a dandy, but is only one of the many performances of Mr. Walter Stanton, a natural…
1903
Burning of the Academy of Music, Brooklyn
Firemen on roof playing hose. Smoke & ladder visible. Pan across ground level of gutte…
1903
Buster's Joke on Papa (I)
Buster Brown plays a practical joke on his mother, persuading her to to put her hands into…
1903
Buster's Joke on Papa (II)
Buster Brown plays a practical joke on his mother, persuading her to to put her hands into…
Buying Stamps from Rural Wagon, U.S.P.O.
It shows a postman ascending a flight of half-dozen stairs to the front door of a house an…
Cake Walk
Five African Americans--three men and two women--perform a cakewalk, a dance featuring fan…
Cancelling Machine, U.S.P.O.
As a study of a man at work (sorting through a large collection of mail - presumably cance…
Carriers at Work, U.S.P.O.
A couple of guys sort letters into pigeon-holes, another empties sacks of post and stamps…
1903
Carriers Leaving Building, U.S.P.O.
A group of carriers leaving a building.
Carriers Leaving Building, U.S.P.O. (No. 2)
Male letter carriers of the U.S. Post Office are the subject of this series on the Postal…
Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout
A very exciting contest between two well known Metropolitan wrestlers. It is full of fast…
1903
Chicago-Michigan Football Game
Footage of the 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of…
Clerks Casing Mail for Bags, U.S.P.O.
Inside of a post office.
Clerks Tying Bags, U.S.P.O.
Another early short presenting the workings of the Postal Service.
Coach at Rural Post Office, U.S.P.O.
A single man waits by the roadside while nearby we see the rears of four horses, their swi…
Collecting Mail, U.S.P.O.
Entry in a series about the United States Postal Service.