Premier cortège pour l'inauguration du Musée National Suisse Trailer (1898)

A Switchback Railway Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

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.

Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England Trailer (1898)

01 February 1898

Clog dancing contest winner dances on dinner plate.

Dutch Fishing Boats Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Disappearing Act Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air. There is no credited director for this film, although three different persons get attributed, Gaston Breteau, Alice Guy or Georges Hatot.

Danse indienne Trailer (1898)

02 September 1898

American Indians dancing.

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.

Mount Taw R.R., No. 3 Trailer (1898)

20 May 1898

This picture was taken on the line of the Mt. Tamalpais Scene R.R., and whereas the previous views were taken ascending, this is a descending view, the camera being placed on the front end of the train which follows another train consisting of two passengers coaches and an engine.

Faust and Mephistopheles Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Satan conjures a vision of a girl, for whom an old man signs a pact and is made young. This is a losh

What Demoralized the Barber Shop Trailer (1898)

20 December 1898

Several men in a basement barbershop become excited by women walking past the window. The ankles and knees of the passersby are visible to the men below, causing pandemonium among the barbershop customers.

Native Daughters Trailer (1898)

20 March 1898

The film opens showing the native daughters mounted on horses.