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.

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.

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.

Dance of Ouled Nail Trailer (1902)

01 May 1902

A short film featuring several dancers from different countries: first an Arabian dancer, then an Algerian belly dancer, and finally Scottish highlanders in kilts performing a jig.

India: Kingdom of the Tiger Trailer (2002)

14 June 2002

Journey across India, a breath taking land shaped by a myriad of cultures, customs and traditions. Come face to face with the Bengal Tiger and explore the work of this majestic creature with stunning clarity.

Repas en famille Trailer (1897)

09 January 1897

A Japanese family having tea.

Weary Willie Trailer (1897)

01 September 1897

Comic hijinks with a malodorous tramp

Le cigare introuvable Trailer (1897)

01 January 1897

Three portly, white-face clowns wrangle over a cigar stub. One of them keeps it by hiding it in his mouth and similar ruses.

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.

Garde descendante du Palais Saint James Trailer (1897)

01 January 1897

Brighton Seagoing Electric Car Trailer (1897)

01 January 1897

A view taken from Brighton beach on the Channel coast of the transit of Magnus Volk’s amazing seagoing electric railway, long celebrated as one of the world’s more bizarre railway experiments.