01 January 1898 Factual 1 mins
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back down on a parallel track.
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United Kingdom 01 January 1898
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A magician performs a series of magic tricks involving a boy and a box.
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Another entry in Edison's "Southern Pacific Company Series", which pretty much had cameramen hanging around the train line just shooting anything they could.
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A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.
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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 him with a broom as they wait for help to arrive.
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The scene opens in an artist's studio where the unfinished statue of William Tell stands upon a pedestal.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1898 Robert W. Paul, Paul's Animatograph Works.
