Movies 1901 Page 10

A daredevil rides his bicycle down a ramp and attempts to land in a pool of water as a crowd of spectators watches.

In this picture we show the largest pigeon farm in the world, consisting of hundreds of pigeon houses of all sizes. One of the attendants at the farm...

Using a blue tint to set the scene under the sea, this is a short, surprisingly violent film where two divers fight to the death with axes over some...

Photographed: August 19, 1901. Location: Broadway and 14th Street, New York, N.Y. Duration: 0:22 at 15 fps. Biograph production no. 2264. ...

"Ballyhoo" cakewalk by the colored troupe of the Old Plantation.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York travelled to New Zealand in 1901 to thank New Zealanders for their contribution to the Boer War. Only a...

This wonderful dog "Mannie," owned by the vaudeville star, Miss Laura Comstock, is a most learned animal. He has been trained to perform all sorts of...

A pretty and natural picture in which the principal actors are two tiny tots who are evidently not a bit afraid of the briny deep as they splash...

Lost short comedy film by Georges Méliès

A film from the UK based Mitchell & Kenyon.

Jeffries walks into his gymnasium at Oakland, Cal., accompanied by Billy Delaney, and begins exercising with the heavy weights. The view was taken...

Here we see one of the methods employed in the search for gold, where water is scarce. We see the workmen using the water over and over again in the...

The wife gets up, runs to the clock and seeing the time, hurriedly awakens her husband. They will miss the train. In their hurry they cannot find...

First comes the Chief's sleigh with old-fashioned side runners, containing the Chief and his driver. Next comes a chemical engine mounted on a stout...

The might of the British Navy struts its stuff down the Manchester Ship Canal.

This clip shows part of the official parade for the Inauguration of the Commonwealth on 1 January 1901 as it passes through the temporary gate built...

A young girl reciting "The Star Spangled Banner" in sign language as taught at Gallaudet Institute.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

Hearse bearing the remains of President McKinley on the way to the church, Canton, Ohio. Special Guard of honor.

Thousands of people got together on Easter Monday for the traditional egg rolling.

The camera was positioned on the edge of a large public swimming pool. Many children jump in the water from the edge of the pool opposite the camera...

Silent Film

A crowd of young boys scampers past, mildly shepherded by female teachers. Some more tightly marshalled older groups follow behind, while pairs of...

This picture was taken from the Court of Fountains. Here we present a view of the Exposition grounds as the visitor would see them while standing at...

An excellent picture secured on the Esplanada of the Pan-American Exposition, showing the live stock exhibitor's exposition of prize winners at the...

Lancashire's St Helens, in hooped shirts, visited Cheshire rivals Warrington for this early Edwardian game. As in other Mitchell and Kenyon rugby...

Here, as in the other pictures, we secured a most advantageous location, and we present a life size view of the casket containing the body of...

Mitchell & Kenyon.

Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

Some factories are so much the centre of their town that they begin to define it. 'Pilks' wasn't yet the industrial giant it would become, but it was...

Documentation of an audience watching a puppeteer working in a booth.

The exact moment when the Victorian age turned into the Edwardian age, in this public proclomation in Blackburn, UK on Jan 22 or 23, 1901.

Before the rise of trade unions and the arrival of the welfare state, membership of a mutual Friendly Society, such as the Oddfellows, provided some...

These mesmerising scenes were captured outside soap and chemical manufacturers William M. Gossage and Sons. Located on the west Bank of the St...

Studies on human pathological locomotion.

This film captures both the build-up and the impressive parade itself, involving a brass band and then a lengthy march-past of what must surely have...

Edwardian crowds enjoy a fancy-dress swimming race.

Mitchell & Kenyon.

A young nurse is seated asleep on a bench with a small infant in her lap, while directly opposite her can be seen an old gentleman also snoozing. Two...