Movies 1898 Page 10

Windmills along the River Zaan.

An adaptation of the folk tale.

"Shows 34th Michigan boys hard at work with pick and shovel, preparing the way for passage of seige guns."

Two washerwomen have an altercation with a chimney sweep

Leopoldo Fregoli dressing from man to woman and back again.

Black hooded pallbearers carry a coffin in a funeral procession in front of onlookers.

Cops chase a pair of burglars on the rooftops of the city. Gaston Breteau filmed the original film in early 1898 for Lumiére, and also the remake in...

Soldiers setting up camp.

A wide plain, dotted with tents, gleaming in white in the bright sunshine. Soldiers moving about everywhere...

"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...

A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of...

Brooklyn Jubilee Peace Parade

Vitagraph’s Battle of Santiago Bay (1898) blended real Spanish–American War footage with tabletop trickery. Albert E. Smith’s authentic San...

Backstage, between two curtained doors on either side, Fregoli is seated in the center, dressed in a tight-fitting suit and assisted by two helpers....

Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens.

There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating...

A woman slips into her bed with the help of her servant. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook...

Worthing waves at us in this mesmerising early film.

A fine picture of the launching of this splendid battleship; taken from the water. The vessel is shown sliding down the ways, plunging into the sea;...

Clips from a football match between Blackburn Rovers V. West Bromwich in 1898.

Santa Claus comes down the chimney and delivers toys to the children.

"A splendid picture of the pride of the Spanish navy, taken on the occasion of her visit to New York Harbor, when her captain hinted at his ability...

Photographer tries to take a picture of a ghost, but it won't keep still and then vanishes.

On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron...

This picture was taken after the battle of Las Guaymas, and shows a large number of wounded soldiers embarking in a rowboat from an extemporized...

Children Playing on the Beach at Rhyl

A single-camera position film of a merry-go-round at an unidentified location. The carousel makes about ten revolutions during the film.

Despite the title, the most one can glean from this very short short is a bunch of guys having fun in a harbor.

It's a traveling shot from behind the railings. As the camera moves slowly along the harbor, we have a fine view of the rail. In the distance we spot...

The large war vessel slides slowly down the ways, stern first. Rowboats in the foreground rock violently in the swell. One boat upsets.

Footage by Gaumont of the famous road in France. (Title given — incorrect in French — is the one used on the BFI Mediatheque, where it is...

Taken at the Dry Tortugas, and shows the most powerful fighting machine in the world today as she lies at anchor taking on coal...

This silent film captures scenes of the Blackpool Tower and the tramway, showcasing the town's trams and coastline. It's a valuable piece of early...

A Vitagraph film about the war of 1898

NFM B15006 VI | FLM45380 | Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam)

Women getting into a fight.