Movies

  • 1897
    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    4.21897HD

    The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward...

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
  • 1897
    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    3.81897HD

    "Two men, with hands tied, are eating huckleberry pies for a wager, direct from the plates. Their faces and shirts are clean when they start. Extra...

    Pie Eating Contest
  • 1898
    Hockey Match on the Ice

    Hockey Match on the Ice

    Hockey Match on the Ice

    41898HD

    The skaters dart to and fro, swinging their hockeys and trying to hit the disc toward the goal.

    Hockey Match on the Ice
  • 1897
    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    3.41897HD

    Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04 3/4 heat run by the fastest harness horse in the world, John R....

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
  • 1897
    Ambulance at the Accident

    Ambulance at the Accident

    Ambulance at the Accident

    3.71897HD

    The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is removed in a stretcher.

    Ambulance at the Accident
  • 1897
    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    3.31897HD

    This single camera position film shows an officer and six enlisted men of the army as they demonstrate the assembly drill of a gatling gun. See also:...

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
  • 1897
    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    3.21897HD

    "Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls...

    Fisherman's Luck
  • 1898
    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

    21898HD

    The famous show makes a parade.

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
  • 1895
    Hypnotic Scene

    Hypnotic Scene

    Hypnotic Scene

    01895HD

    The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform various humorous acts in a Trilby segment from David...

    Hypnotic Scene
  • 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
  • 1895
    Paddle Dance

    Paddle Dance

    Paddle Dance

    11895HD

    By Fiji Islanders. A peculiar dance by genuine savages, dressed or rather undressed, in their native garb. The revel takes its name from the paddles...

    Paddle Dance
  • 1898
    An Unwelcome Visitor

    An Unwelcome Visitor

    An Unwelcome Visitor

    21898HD

    Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA

    An Unwelcome Visitor
  • 1898
    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    41898HD

    The stars-and-stripes and the flag of Cuba Libre flutter in the breeze, one after the other. Very dramatic. Appeals to the popular sentiment....

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
  • 1895
    Dance of Rejoicing

    Dance of Rejoicing

    Dance of Rejoicing

    11895HD

    Samoan Islanders from Barnum & Bailey's Circus perform a dance.

    Dance of Rejoicing
  • 1897
    Single harness horses

    Single harness horses

    Single harness horses

    11897HD

    Shows ten horses hitched to fashionable carts driven past the judges and grandstand to show their style, action and high-stepping movements. Among...

    Single harness horses
  • 1894
    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    21894HD

    Boxing Match
  • 1897
    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    01897HD

    "Musicians are seated, playing, while the graceful Dolorita dances. It is the Danse-du-Ventre, the famous Oriental muscle dance."

    The Dolorita Passion Dance