Movies 1897

State officials meeting on a landing.

Short film from (1897)

Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and...

Panorama film shot floating down the Seine.

A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.

In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Clarence Dock

A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Short film by Lumière of people disembarking from a boat at the port of nice.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

The main market square in the heart of Brussels.

State officials meeting on a landing.

The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and...

A military horseback riding event from 1897.

“A clever characteristic dance called the 'Yellow Kid.' Very unique. Stage is in the Sutro Baths, San Francisco, Cal., and the audience is composed...

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

“A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight. During the action...

Probably the first ever cricket film: Indian cricketing royalty prepares for the first test between England and Australia at Sydney.

A magician's trick.

Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.

Shows a party of young people in front of a barn door, searching for the red ear, which is discovered, and the penalty exacted from one of the group...

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A most amusing and life-like scene, in which a number of young ladies clad in their night robes, are seen...

"The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."

This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that...

An 1897 travelogue of a bullock turning a cog to work a water pump in Egypt. Director/Cinematographer - Henry Short. Made as part of a follow-up...

The hanging of child murderer, William Carr

“Shows how a full carload of coal is loaded onto a vessel every thirty seconds at the great Erie Railroad Docks, Cleveland, Ohio. Great clouds of...

Two boys quarrel over a girl at a birthday party.

“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 dress...

This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the title suggests).