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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01 January 1898
Showing Pygmalion at work in his studio on the statue of Galatea, who, on being completed, comes to life.
22 June 1898
Despite the title, the most one can glean from this very short short is a bunch of guys having fun in a harbor.
19 May 1898
The Reading's [Pennsylvania] pitcher has just let a Newark [New Jersey] batsman walk to first. Our camera is stationed about twenty feet from the bag, and the satisfied grin of the runner is great as he touches first and gets up on his toes for second.
01 August 1898
A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.
21 March 1898
"Shows the beach at Long Branch, N.J. immediately after a heavy storm. The breaking waves dash over a row of spiles, throwing a spray high into the air.
01 January 1898
In this scene is shown a magician behind an ordinary table, upon which he suddenly and mysteriously causes to appear a large box, into which he leaps.
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Satan conjures a vision of a girl, for whom an old man signs a pact and is made young. This is a losh
20 May 1898
A preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin, performs acrobatic stunts for the camera.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1898 Robert W. Paul, Paul's Animatograph Works.
