Movies

  • 1897
    Lurline Baths

    Lurline Baths

    Lurline Baths

    3.3331897HD

    "The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."

    Lurline Baths
  • 1899
    Three Acrobats

    Three Acrobats

    Three Acrobats

    4.51899HD

    The Buffoons are artists in their line. They tumble in and out of trick doors, disappear and reappear in unexpected places in most unexpected ways....

    Three Acrobats
  • 1900
    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees

    4.51900HD

    Filmed in July 1900, on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France.

    Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees
  • 1898
    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    2.51898HD

    New York City welcome to Sampson's Fleet after the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba.

    Observation Train Following Parade
  • 1898
    Union Iron Works

    Union Iron Works

    Union Iron Works

    2.81898HD

    "Here was built the peerless battleship 'Oregon.' The scene is taken at lunch hour, and shows a great throng of employees leaving the shop."

    Union Iron Works
  • 1898
    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

    3.51898HD

    Street scene of LA in 1898.

    South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
  • 1899
    Trick Bears

    Trick Bears

    Trick Bears

    2.751899HD

    Circus bears showing their tricks.

    Trick Bears
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor

    2.81897HD

    A ship in a harbor.

    S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor
  • 1899
    Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

    Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

    Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

    31899HD

    Shows a group of sailors and an officer at the stern. The flag runs out in a ball to the end of the staff, and, at the signal, is broken. Proudly the...

    Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'
  • 1900
    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk

    5.51900HD

    An early short with a self-explanatory title.

    Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk
  • 1900
    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    3.3331900HD

    Filmed off the coast of Rhode Island, this Edison short takes place on the U.S. torpedo boat Morris as we see some men loading up a torpedo that is...

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo
  • 1900
    Champs de Mars

    Champs de Mars

    Champs de Mars

    5.51900HD

    Shows all the prominent buildings on this thoroughfare, ending with a close view of the base of the Eiffel Tower, with the Trocadero Palace in the...

    Champs de Mars
  • 1900
    Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'

    Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'

    Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'

    41900HD

    This picture opens with the young cadets climbing the rigging and going through the sail drill on board the famous historic ship "Constellation."...

    Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'
  • 1897
    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

    41897HD

    “Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific. The boat shows large and clear with smoke coming from the...

    S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away
  • 1898
    Native Daughters

    Native Daughters

    Native Daughters

    31898HD

    The film opens showing the native daughters mounted on horses.

    Native Daughters
  • 1896
    Going to the Fire

    Going to the Fire

    Going to the Fire

    3.91896HD

    A crowd watches the Newark Fire Department respond to a call.

    Going to the Fire
  • 1897
    Chicken Thieves

    Chicken Thieves

    Chicken Thieves

    3.251897HD

    The hen house occupies the entire left foreground of the picture, running back to the nearby road. The main foreground is filled with tall grass...

    Chicken Thieves
  • 1900
    New Black Diamond Express

    New Black Diamond Express

    New Black Diamond Express

    4.4291900HD

    A crew of railroad workmen are busy along the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When the Black Diamond Express appears in the distance, they...

    New Black Diamond Express
  • 1899
    104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway

    104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway

    104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway

    4.71899HD

    Taken from the front platform of a special train run backward over this celebrated S curve. Not only are the passing trains and crowded platforms of...

    104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway
  • 1897
    Cupid and Psyche

    Cupid and Psyche

    Cupid and Psyche

    4.5711897HD

    “By the Leanders. The dress of one consists of a pair of wings and a bow and arrow; the other represents a fairy. Bathers in all stages of...

    Cupid and Psyche