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1899
Public Transport in Amsterdam
A scene in Amsterdam.
Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle
"Down goes the Spanish flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls the symbol of…
Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere
British officers (Royal Engineers) supervising repair work on a bridge at Frere, spanning…
Review of the Life Guards by the Queen
Queen Victoria seated in her carriage with her back to the camera (on the left hand side o…
1899
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp
Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.
Rout of the Filipinos
A reenacted short from 1899 produced by Thomas Edison’s company during the Philippine-Amer…
Shoot the Chutes Series
Positively the most wonderful series of pictures ever secured by an animated picture camer…
Shooting a Boer Spy
A spy rejects a bandage and is shot by a firing squad.
1899
Skirmish of Rough Riders
Shielded by a thick bit of timber at a turn of the road stands a company of mounted men, a…
Sortie d'église en Bohême
A crowd passes by the camera.
1899
Stealing a Dinner
“Another exhibition by Prof. Leonidas' troop of cats and dogs. One of the dogs is shown st…
Steamer 'Grandrepublic'
An excellent picture of this popular excursion boat, taken on the second day of the Intern…
1899
Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
This commercial traveler has evidently had a wet day judging from the strange things he se…
1899
Summoning the Spirits
A bearded man hangs up a wreath and, like any good magician, waves his hands inside of it…
Surprising a Picket
Boers kill a dozing sentry, attack the camp and rob dead soldiers.
1899
Tapping a Blast Furnace
Showing the tapping of the furnace, and the running of the molten metal into the moulds at…
Tenderloin at Night
I do believe I have stumbled upon the very first exploitation picture ever made; and no it…
The Artist’s Dream
American Mutoscope & Biograph
1899
The Astor Tramp
"A side splitting subject, showing the mistaken tramp's arrival at the Wm. Waldorf Astor m…
1899
The Black Cat and Dinner For Two
A boy leaves a surprise for a couple sitting down for dinner.
1899
The chariot and battle of confetti
This view represents the passage of a decorated chariot; The many spectators fight with co…
1899
The Clown and Automobile
The clown and his automobile enters with great puffs of smoke
1899
The Corset Model
The scene opens with a salesman displaying corsets to the buyer of a country store. He cal…
1899
The Dairymaid's Revenge
The milk of human unkindness flows in this 1899 revenge comedy from the American Mutoscope…
1899
The Dandy Fifth
Taken during the land parade in honor of Admiral Dewey, just before the turn into 72nd str…
1899
The Dewey Arch
A view of the arch from Fifth Avenue, the day after the great Dewey parade, showing the cr…
1899
The Diving Horse
The only picture extant showing this wonderful performance of a horse diving from a stagin…
1899
The Finish of Mr. Fresh
In this spirited and suggestive film, an aggressive young man is drenched in rich, high-pr…
The Haunted House
Silas Hayseed arrives in town and proceeds to put up a hotel noted for its 'tables,' which…
The Human Pyramid
Méliès appears as a court jester (a “triboulet” in French). He pulls 18th century noblemen…
1899
The Inexhaustible Cab
A cab is hailed in front of a palatial mansion by a gentleman who wishes a score of people…
1899
The Kiss in the Tunnel
A train heads for a tunnel. In one car, a restless man smokes, and a woman is reading on t…
1899
The Lane on Sunday Morning
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
1899
The Maniac Barber
This scene is laid in a barber shop. A customer enters and takes his seat in the chair. Th…
1899
The Miser's Doom
A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.
1899
The Postman and the Nursemaid
A postman sits in a garden chair and is served with food by a maid. He kisses her. The amo…