Movies

  • 1899
    A Wringing Good Joke

    A Wringing Good Joke

    A Wringing Good Joke

    4.21899HD

    "Grandpa sits nodding in his armchair in the kitchen, where a sout, jolly washerwoman is washing clothes. While the woman leaves the tub to talk to a...

    A Wringing Good Joke
  • 1898
    Calf Branding

    Calf Branding

    Calf Branding

    3.31898HD

    Branding calves in 1898.

    Calf Branding
  • 1896
    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    71896HD

    "This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the...

    A Morning Alarm
  • 1898
    Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl

    Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl

    Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl

    21898HD

    A farmer kisses a lean girl.

    Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl
  • 1899
    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs

    3.21899HD

    Edison released this as part of their "Northern Pacific Rainway" and "Alaska and Yellowstone National Park" series.

    Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs
  • 1898
    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City

    11898HD

    Shows canal running through the suburban village of Santa Anita. Men and women pole their flat-bottom boats along, loaded down with garden produce.

    Las Viga Canal, Mexico City
  • 1897
    Southern Pacific Overland Mail

    Southern Pacific Overland Mail

    Southern Pacific Overland Mail

    3.71897HD

    Taken on the S.P. Railroad, near tunnel No. 9. The train comes rushing out of the tunnel and passes at full speed...

    Southern Pacific Overland Mail
  • 1899
    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor

    2.81899HD

    A close view of an eighty-footer, schooner rigged, trim as a private yacht, skimming over the waters of the harbor, near Robins' Reef, which...

    Pilot Boats in New York Harbor
  • 1899
    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1

    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1

    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1

    4.31899HD

    "Showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York. The immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. The best picture of the Brooklyn...

    New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1
  • 1899
    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River

    31899HD

    He throws off his coat, takes the rope in his mouth, dives from the raft into the river, and under a hot fire swims to the opposite shore, which is...

    Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River
  • 1899
    U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

    U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

    U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'

    31899HD

    "A panoramic view of the 'Raleigh,' as she lies at anchor off 27th Street, North River, April 17, 1899. Captain Coghlan stands among a group of...

    U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'
  • 1898
    Bull Fight, no. 3

    Bull Fight, no. 3

    Bull Fight, no. 3

    01898HD

    The film was photographed as if in the audience at a bull fight. No. 3 shows the collapse of the bull.

    Bull Fight, no. 3
  • 1899
    Tenderloin at Night

    Tenderloin at Night

    Tenderloin at Night

    31899HD

    I do believe I have stumbled upon the very first exploitation picture ever made; and no it wasn't by David Friedman or Kroger Babb or K. Gordon...

    Tenderloin at Night
  • 1898
    Street Scene, San Diego

    Street Scene, San Diego

    Street Scene, San Diego

    31898HD

    "A double-decked trolley car, crowded with passengers, approaches and passes the camera. Carriages, pedestrians and bicyclists add to the action of...

    Street Scene, San Diego
  • 1897
    Stanford University, California

    Stanford University, California

    Stanford University, California

    4.51897HD

    People walking around the campus. The view shows an immense arch in the background through which are seen coming groups of students, some walking,...

    Stanford University, California
  • 1898
    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb

    31898HD

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

    Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb
  • 1899
    The Diving Horse

    The Diving Horse

    The Diving Horse

    3.31899HD

    The only picture extant showing this wonderful performance of a horse diving from a staging 40 feet in height into the water. Scenes secured at the...

    The Diving Horse
  • 1900
    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps

    3.3331900HD

    This picture shows thousands of people leaving their seats in the grand stand and going across the parade grounds toward Paris. A very sharp and...

    Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps
  • 1901
    Love in a Hammock

    Love in a Hammock

    Love in a Hammock

    4.51901HD

    Shows two lovers in a hammock. Two bad boys appear. One of them climbs into a tree and scrambles out on an overhanging branch, directly over the...

    Love in a Hammock
  • 1899
    The Astor Tramp

    The Astor Tramp

    The Astor Tramp

    3.51899HD

    "A side splitting subject, showing the mistaken tramp's arrival at the Wm. Waldorf Astor mansion and being discovered comfortably asleep in bed, by...

    The Astor Tramp