Sutro Baths, No. 2 Trailer (1897)

Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works Trailer (1904)

01 May 1904

On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine, tightening various parts with wrenches.

Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle Trailer (1904)

01 May 1904

A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side.

Dr. Cook at Copenhagen Trailer (1909)

21 September 1909

On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set foot on the North Pole.

Hunting the Panther Trailer (1909)

08 August 1909

A hunter and his native helpers set up a trap, then taunt and shoot a panther. Next we see the locals skin the animal.

Girls Taking Time Checks Trailer (1904)

30 April 1904

Almost 200 women file by a device on the wall from which they take their time checks. A man runs half-way across the screen at the end of the film.

Grandma Despina Trailer (1905)

02 November 1905

This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot.

Hansa Trailer (1912)

19 September 1912

Footage of the German airship Hansa over Copenhagen.

Boys Diving, Honolulu Trailer (1901)

01 August 1901

In the background is a row of three-masted sailing ships, at anchor, their sales furled. In the foreground, a simple pier that's more like a yardarm juts out above the water; about 15 boys of six or seven years of age are on the jutting wood, and they jump off into the water below.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade Trailer (1901)

01 April 1901

The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the parade.

Human Apes from the Orient Trailer (1906)

03 November 1906

The subject is two grotesque-looking human beings who are sitting on the deck of a ship. The two weird individuals sit cross-legged and do the bidding of a man in oriental costume.

Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven Trailer (1907)

01 January 1907

A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees.

Japanese Sword Fencing Trailer (1897)

20 October 1897

The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.

Liverpool, entrée dans Clarence Dock Trailer (1897)

25 June 1897

Clarence Dock

Danse Fleur de Lotus Trailer (1897)

18 May 1897

Serpentine dance.

Stockholm, entrée de l'exposition Trailer (1897)

16 May 1897

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

Lurline Baths Trailer (1897)

20 October 1897

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

Fishing Smacks Trailer (1897)

20 October 1897

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.

Train Entering Hove Station Trailer (1897)

22 September 1897

Most movie fans know that the first filmmakers liked to shoot trains entering stations. This example by Sussex film pioneer George Albert Smith illustrates why.

Panorama du départ de Belfast Trailer (1897)

29 June 1897