Catalogue

A Frontier Scene

A western short depicting the execution of a horse thief by a group of enraged cowboys. Th…

A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby

Directed by W.K.L Dickson.

Annabelle Butterfly Dance No. 3

Anonymous performer for Edison Manufacturing Co.

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a…

Dance of Rejoicing

Samoan Islanders from Barnum & Bailey's Circus perform a dance.

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

Danse serpentine (Annabelle) (Annabelle Serpentine Dance) est un film américain réalisé pa…

Death Scene

The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes two characters, then dies abruptly in a Trilby…

Horse Trick Riders

Cette « vue animée », ainsi que les frères Lumière nomment leurs bobineaux, fait partie de…

Hypnotic Scene

The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform v…

Incident at Clovelly Cottage

Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, sho…

James Grundy, Buck and Wing

A short of Mr. Grundy dancing. He's a Black man in a jockey outfit and there's someone in…

New Blacksmith Shop

Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

Nicholas Sisters Split Dance

The Nicholas Sisters perform a "split dance" from a Koster & Bial’s Music Hall stage produ…

Opening of the Kiel Canal

The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.

Paddle Dance

By Fiji Islanders. A peculiar dance by genuine artists, dressed or rather undressed, in th…

Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs

A short black-and-white silent documentary film featuring one dog jumping through hoops an…

Princess Ali

Princess Ali, of Barnum and Bailey's circus, performs an Egyptian dance in the Edison Comp…

Quartette

En musique, un quartet (mot anglais) ou quartette (en français) est un groupe de quatre mu…

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

Scene represents section of the interior of a Chinese Opium Den.

Short Stick Dance

A native dance peculiar to India. Very odd and interesting. Strange costumes and stranger…

Silver Dance

The participants are natives of Ceylon. Their dance is very interesting being so different…

The Arrest of a Pickpocket

A policeman catches a pickpocket with the assistance of a passing a sailor.

L'exécution de Marie, reine des écossais

Mary Stuart s'agenouille devant le bourreau derrière lequel se tiennent des hommes en arme…

The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops

Directed by Birt Acres.

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' c…

Trilby Dance

The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from Davi…

Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy

An 1895 British short black and white silent comedy film featuring two drunken men and a b…

Young Griffo v. Battling Charles Barnett

A lost film of two boxers.

A Morning Alarm

A Morning Alarm est un film américain muet et en noir et blanc sorti en 1896.

A Morning Bath

A Morning Bath est un film américain muet et en noir et blanc réalisé par James H. White e…

A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main n…

A Serpentine Dance

A Serpentine dance performance, possibly featuring Loie Fuller (though the record is uncle…

A Victorian Lady in Her Boudoir

A young woman takes off several layers of clothing.

A Watermelon Feast

A Watermelon Feast (trad. litt. : « Un festin de pastèque ») est un film américain muet en…

Alger : déchargement au port

Port d'Alger : des portefaix amènent des marchandises à l’intérieur d’un entrepôt.

American Falls from Above, American Side

American Falls from Above, American Side est un film américain muet et en noir et blanc de…

American Falls from Goat Island

The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. Th…

American Falls from Luna Island

The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. Th…

American Falls, from Incline R.R.

American Falls, from Incline R.R. est un film américain muet et en noir et blanc de James…

Amy Muller

Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features danci…

Annabelle in Flag Dance

Sandow and Peerless Annabelle were the first performers filmed by the new American Mutosco…

Arrestation d'un ivrogne

A drunkard fooling around. Serious damage marks.

Arrivée du Tzar à Paris

Tsar Nicholas II arrives in Paris.

Awakening of Rip

Baigneurs en Seine à Paris

In a medium long shot, we see a view of the Seine, with some logs floating. Perhaps they a…

Bains sur le Rhône

Bains sur le Rhône short film from 1896 by Louis Lumière.

Ballet sur scène avec orchestre

Performance of a ballet - was found among the films collected by Gregorio Antonino María S…

Black Diamond Express

This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beaut…

Boats in the New York Harbor

Navigation des bateaux dans le port de New York

Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest

Staged boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope, with a round, i…

Boys Scrambling For Pennies

Young boys going into the sea water by Brighton's West Pier in the UK to pick up pennies t…

Bullfight

A bullfight in Mexico.

Butterfly Dance

Butterfly Dance est un film américain, réalisé par William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, sorti e…

Carousel

Carousel est un mot anglais qui signifie manège.

Children in the Nursery

Seen but not heard? Three children get up to mischief after their mother puts them to bed…

Chirgwin in His Humorous Business

'The White Eyed Kaffir' performs with top hat.

Cock Fight

Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.