Thomas A. Edison Movies
- 1909
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company01909HD
A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been founded only a year earlier) congratulate Thomas Edison...
- 1909
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)01909HD
Documentary footage of the author and his two daughters at home.
- 1904
Parsifal
Parsifal01904HD
Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...
- 1913
The Musical Blacksmiths
The Musical Blacksmiths01913HD
The Edison Quartet perform songs as blacksmiths. This was one of 200 projects produced using the Edison Kinetophone system. The Kinetophone was a...
- 1897
Admiral Cigarette
Admiral Cigarette6.71897HD
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
- 1913
The Edison Kinetophone
The Edison Kinetophone01913HD
On February 17, 1913, after many years of R+D, Thomas Alva Edison introduced the Edison Kinetophone to an enthusiastic New York audience. The...
- 1901
The Trick Cyclist
The Trick Cyclist4.4291901HD
Shows a tramp enter and try to ride a wheel, from which he makes some very ludicrous falls and gives up in despair, after which an artist enters and...
- 1898
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'01898HD
Brooklyn Jubilee Peace Parade
- 1903
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem01903HD
A group of Jewish men in Jerusalem perform a dance.
- 1913
Jack's Joke
Jack's Joke51913HD
A comic sketch that features two players who think each one is deaf, causing them to shout. Part of the Edison Kinetophone Collection. The...
- 1902
Cutting and Canaling Ice
Cutting and Canaling Ice61902HD
Shows ice plows in operation, drawn by horses and guided by men on skates. The plows are first operated in one direction and then crosswise, cutting...
- 1901
President McKinley Taking the Oath
President McKinley Taking the Oath4.6791901HD
President McKinley taking the Oath.
- 1903
Chicago-Michigan Football Game
Chicago-Michigan Football Game41903HD
Excerpts of a 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Includes views of the uniformed players, the...
- 1899
General Lee's Procession, Havana
General Lee's Procession, Havana2.71899HD
Filmed on January 1, 1899, this Edison short shows a victory march by General Lee and the Seventh Army Corps. When watching these early films it's...
- 1904
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.61904HD
With a tree-lined river bank dominating the top and back of the frame, the Charles River flows toward a stationary camera. A flotilla of canoes...
- 1899
New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
New York Police Parade, June 1st, 189931899HD
An excellent view of 'The Finest,' on their annual parade and inspection, June 1, 1899. The head of the column is just turning into 14th street from...
- 1899
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 24.91899HD
"'Neidert,' of national fame, does stunts on his wheel that are simply wonderful. Makes his bicycle rear up