Movies
- 1902
Babies Rolling Eggs
Babies Rolling Eggs41902HD
The Washington Star of April 1st, 1900, gave the following account of the ceremony: "Over 40,000 women and children passed through the White House...
- 1903
Buster's Joke on Papa (I)
Buster's Joke on Papa (I)31903HD
Buster Brown plays a practical joke on his mother, persuading her to to put her hands into a pan of lobsters, then puts a bunch of them in his...
- 1915
Bella Donna
Bella Donna01915HD
Bella Donna ( Pauline Frederick ) a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine ( Thomas Holding ) into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live. Tired of...
- 1901
Photographing a Country Couple
Photographing a Country Couple3.61901HD
The scene opens showing Reuben and his best girl looking for a quiet place to spoon. A photographer enters and suggests taking their pictures.
- 1915
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper51915HD
A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
- 1900
Uncle Josh's Nightmare
Uncle Josh's Nightmare41900HD
Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing...
- 1902
Appointment by Telephone
Appointment by Telephone4.51902HD
A businessman makes a luncheon appointment with a young lady, but finds that his wife disapproves of the arrangement.
- 1905
The Miller’s Daughter
The Miller’s Daughter3.71905HD
Hazel, the miller's daughter, is courted by a country boy and a sophisticated city boy. Her father favors the country boy, but she elopes with the...
- 1900
Ching Ling Foo Outdone
Ching Ling Foo Outdone4.31900HD
The magician enters upon a stage, and removing a covering from a small table, shakes it before the audience to show that there is nothing whatever...
- 1907
The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love4.71907HD
Jack and the daughter of a horse trainer are in love with each other, but when the trainer discovers them together, he makes it clear that Jack is...
- 1905
The Seven Ages
The Seven Ages4.51905HD
A couple who have known each other all of their lives are shown together at different stages of life. First, as children, they play together...
- 1900
An Animated Luncheon
An Animated Luncheon51900HD
The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...
- 1903
Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.
Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.4.51903HD
A view of Riker's Island and its landfill, filmed from a passing boat on 9 May 1903. While heavy steam powered construction equipment construct a sea...
- 1903
Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City
Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City3.51903HD
There must have been millions of subjects for Edison's filmmakers to point there cameras at back in 1903 so why on earth they thought that the...
- 1901
Day at the Circus
Day at the Circus51901HD
We present here a series of interesting pictures and show a number of scenes just as witnessed by a visitor to the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros....
- 1905
The Little Train Robbery
The Little Train Robbery5.21905HD
In this parody of 1903's "Great Train Robbery", also made by Edwin S. Porter, young bandits rob the passengers of a kiddie train and are chased by...
- 1910
His Mother's Thanksgiving
His Mother's Thanksgiving41910HD
This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to...
- 1906
How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game
How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game51906HD
An office boy plays hooky from work so he can watch a ballgame perched high atop a telephone pole. Includes footage of an actual baseball game as if...
- 1910
The Attack on the Mill
The Attack on the Mill41910HD
First, the eye is introduced to the old mill itself, with a gay betrothal party in progress, and laughter and merriment on all sides. Suddenly the...
- 1903
New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market
New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market51903HD
A fine panoramic view of this busy market on a Friday morning. Immense throngs of people are passing along the stands and making their purchases of...