Movies
- 1900
Panorama of Gorge Railway
Panorama of Gorge Railway5.751900HD
“One of the most interesting places in the vicinity of Niagara Falls is the Whirlpool Rapids, where the immense volume of water which passes...
- 1898
Launching, No. 2
Launching, No. 22.21898HD
This twenty-five second film is from Edison's "Southern Pacific Company" series. What we see is a Japanese ship as it is floating into a harbor in...
- 1899
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat3.41899HD
"The umpire makes a decision that Casey doesn't like, and an argument follows, during which Casey deftly trips him up, and continues the argument on...
- 1897
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche4.5711897HD
“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...
- 1896
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
The Bad Boy and the Gardener41896HD
A lady watering the garden with a hose, a mischievous boy stops the flow of water until she looks for the cause, when he permits the water to flow,...
- 1899
Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'
Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia'2.81899HD
"Showing the gallant Admiral standing directly in front of the camera, life size, his head bare, graciously bidding his guests adieu. This was...
- 1900
Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace
Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace4.21900HD
The single camera position is from the top of a building identified as the Trocadero Palace; The camera is pointed toward the Eiffel Tower. The film...
- 1897
Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf41897HD
Shows the wharf at San Francisco, Cal., with a large fleet of fishing boats at anchor.
- 1898
Indian Day School
Indian Day School41898HD
Children entering and exiting a schoolhouse.
- 1898
Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2
Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 23.31898HD
Despite the title, the most one can glean from this very short short is a bunch of guys having fun in a harbor.
- 1901
Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession
Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession31901HD
This is a great historical event. Our cameras were stationed in the center of the Esplanade looking toward the Main Approach to the Pan-American...
- 1900
Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School
Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School3.31900HD
This picture shows the Cadets marching, countermarching and a great many interesting manoeuvres.
- 1899
Poker at Dawson City
Poker at Dawson City3.21899HD
People spill drink on themselves, supposedly after a poker game during the Yukon Gold Rush.
- 1900
Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield
Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield2.51900HD
Near the center of this scene we see the regimental surgeon directing the movements of the Ambulance Corps. Tenderly they pick up the unfortunates...
- 1898
Feeding Sea Gulls
Feeding Sea Gulls3.71898HD
Seagulls flock around a moving ferryboat in San Francisco Bay in this 2-shot short film.
- 1896
Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island
Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island71896HD
A short look at Surf Ave., Coney Island.
- 1900
Panoramic View of Newport
Panoramic View of Newport4.3331900HD
Possibly the sensation of the flight of a bird can be nearest realized by being on deck of one of the U.S. Government's fleet torpedo boats racing at...
- 1970
S.S. "Coptic" Lying To
S.S. "Coptic" Lying To41970HD
“Magnificent view of hurricane at sea. Vessel rises at one moment, riding the wave mountains, and then dips into the trough of the sea. A...
- 1899
Capture of Trenches at Candaba
Capture of Trenches at Candaba2.81899HD
The Filipinos execute a flank movement and re-occupy the trenches, cutting off the advance guard of Americans. The rebel flag waves over the ditch...
- 1898
Freight Train
Freight Train4.31898HD
Another entry in Edison's "Southern Pacific Company Series", which pretty much had cameramen hanging around the train line just shooting anything...