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99e régiment d'infanterie : assaut du portique

A regiment of soldiers demonstrate their skills.

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…

Admiral Cigarette

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

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.

Ambulance at the Accident

Korte film: Het slachtoffer ligt op het spatbord van een trolley. De ambulance komt aanrij…

Ambulance Call

'De deur gaat open en de ambulance stormt de straat op. Politieagent houdt een meubel wage…

Arab Knife Grinder at Work

Short released in 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…

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…

Baigneurs et plongeurs

It's a public pool, where some men stand by the pool, some dive into it, and other simply…

Bath Scene

"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying thems…

Belfast, Pompiers : Alerte

Firefighters at work in Belfast.

Black Diamond Express, No. 1

Boat Wagon and Beach Cart

Two carts, one with a boat on it, are being pushed out of a garage.

Bois de Boulogne

Het Bois de Boulogne (Frans voor Bos van Boulogne) is het bekendste park in Parijs, gelege…

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…

Buffalo Fire Department in Action

Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary ca…

Buffalo Police on Parade

A street scene showing parade of the entire Buffalo Police Department, 16 men abreast, wit…

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…

Caped Mounted Riflemen Passing St Paul's

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…

Changing Guard (Berlin)

Military in Germany.

Charity Ball

A Victorian couple dancing.

Chicken Thieves

The hen house occupies the entire left foreground of the picture, running back to the near…

Cirque Miniature

Restored in 2015 in 4K by Cinémathèque française with the support of CNC – Archives França…

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.

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…

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.

Danse de jeunes filles

While a group of seated women sing and clap their hands, young girls dance with small step…

Deyo

"A fascinating skirt dance by the well-known roof garden favorite."

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.

Falls of Minnehaha

The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and…

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…

Fatima

Fatima kan verwijzen naar: Fatima (voornaam) Fatima Zahra, dochter van Mohammed Fatima (W…

Fencing at the Joinville School

A fencing match. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creati…

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…

Fisherman's Luck

"Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length…

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf is een oude zeeliedenbuurt in San Francisco, Californië die veranderd is…

Fishermen and Boat at Port Said

Fishing Smacks

Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera…

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…

Fun on the Clothesline

A 19th century wire-walker performs his stage act on a woman's clothesline. An early comed…