Movies 1901 Page 14

A rare glimpse of early Edwardian Manchester when the horse-drawn tram still reigned supreme.

Troops parade past the camera.

Willie puts a pack of firecrackers in the flour which Nora is preparing for her dough. A policeman comes in and is entertained by Nora. Willie in the...

Close view of legs and feet passing a basement window.

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

A large group of boys play hockey. One of the boys has only one leg, but with the help of a crutch, skates about and puts up a very successful game.

Lost short comedy film by Georges Méliès

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

Larking about during Church Lads' Brigade drill and parade in Morecambe.

Another fine picture of the champion going through his side-stepping tactics which have made him famous. The picture ends with a wrestling bout with...

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.

The scene opens in a beautiful garden scene. St. Elmo appears and proceeds to twist his anatomy into wonderful shapes. Several mysterious changes add...

Girls gut herring on the quay at North Shields while a Showman tries to stir up trouble.

Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

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...

This is a great historical event. Our cameras were stationed in the center of the Esplanade looking toward the Main Approach to the Pan-American...

A fishing boat is unloaded and the fish are sorted.

Silent Film

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...

Nearly a century after Nelson's famous victory, the British were still celebrating his achievements and by extension the British Navy, which had...