Danh mục

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

Scene from a Trilby-themed stage play. Lost.

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.

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the e…

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

"This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an ala…

A Morning Bath

“Mammy is washing her little pickaninny. She thrusts him, kicking and struggling, into a t…

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

An African American family eats watermelons.

Alger : déchargement au port

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

American Falls from Above, American Side

The camera shows a view of the American Falls and Goat Island.

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. (1896) is a brief silent actuality directed by James H.…

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.