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Shelling the Red Cross

A Boer throws a bomb into the British Red Cross tent and wounds a nurse.

Sherlock Holmes Baffled

Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the v…

Sir George White Leaving the London Hippodrome

Crowds at the entrance to the London Hippodrome await the departure of Sir George White. H…

Skating in Central Park

An interesting view of Central Park before there was a skyline of buildings. All along the…

Skating on Lake, Central Park

Photographed February 5, 1900.

Skirmish with Boers Near Kimberly

A Skirmish with the Boers Near Kimberley by a Troop of Cavalry Scouts Attached to General…

Solar Eclipse

The magic of a real solar eclipse filmed on 28 May, 1900 by a famous magician, Nevil Maske…

Soldiers of the Cross

The plot outlines the story of the early Christian martyrs with a compendium of horrors su…

Southampton High Street

Southampton High Street, train view

Spanish Bullfight

With a crowded arena in the background, a stationary camera records a bull charging a pica…

Spider and the Fly

A beautiful young blonde woman in scanty attire is seen reclining in the center of a set o…

Spiders on a Web

Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of c…

Splendid New Views of Bombay

Directed by F.B. Thanawala.

Storm at Sandown I.O.W.

Victorian filmmakers loved few sights more than crashing waves. Who those filmmakers were…

Surrender of Kroonstad to Lord Roberts

Cavalry cross the river in enormous number. Occasionally a horse stops to take a drink, an…

Swiss Village, No. 2

The scene opens by showing the village girls driving home a herd of cows, and shows the na…

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…

The Barber Saw the Joke

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

The Bath

"The Bath" is a flip book remake of After the Ball (Après le Bal) made in the late 1800s.

The Bathers

TRICK. Two bathers arrive at a river, disrobe at the water's edge and dive in. The action…

The Battleship 'Odin'

A German warship.

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…

The Congress of Nations

A magician steps upon the stage carrying a hoop covered with white paper. Then in quick su…

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…

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.

The Enchanted Drawing

A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he l…

The Fart Maniac

Silent record of a performance by Joseph Pujol. He was famous for his remarkable control o…

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

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.

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.

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.

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…

Two Laughing Men

Two men lose it laughing at something in a magazine

Two Old Sports

A conversation between two gents perks up when the see a picture in a magazine. A 'facial…

Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

Uncle Josh checks into a hotel, presumably to get a better nights rest than he gets at hom…

Uncle Josh's Nightmare

Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in…