Panorama of Calcutta Trailer (1899)

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.

Danse indienne Trailer (1898)

02 September 1898

American Indians dancing.

École de cavalerie de Saumur, le carrousel militaire: Changement de main Trailer (1897)

28 October 1897

A military horseback riding event from 1897.

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.

Mapocho Trailer (2008)

23 February 2008

A visual journey through the Mapocho river.

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.

Tirailleurs annamites Trailer (1899)

28 April 1899

Visite de Leurs Majestés à la mine de fer Trailer (1899)

15 April 1899

View of the German and Italian royal processions, at the iron mines of Monteponi.

Inauguration du monument de Victor-Emmanuel à Sassari Trailer (1899)

19 April 1899

Sovereigns and their suite passing in front of the monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Sassari.

Faucheurs annamites Trailer (1899)

29 April 1899

Dreyfus Put in Irons Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Showing the interior view of the hut in which Dreyfus is confined. The scene takes place at night, showing the moon through the window of the cell.

'Columbia' Winning the Cup Trailer (1899)

20 May 1899

This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later comes up and crosses the line in the same picture.

Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar Trailer (1899)

20 October 1899

George Dewey was an admiral in the U.S. Navy who is best remembered for his victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War, which he won without the death of a single person in the battle.

Fête de Paris 1899: Concours d'automobiles fleuries (départ) Trailer (1899)

12 June 1899

Carriages travel down the Champs Elysée.

Chanteuse japonaise Trailer (1899)

02 March 1899

Astor Battery on Parade Trailer (1899)

20 January 1899

The Astor Battery became famous after the Spanish-American war and these young men are on display in this Edison short, which was shot on Saturday, January 21, 1899.

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2 Trailer (1899)

20 May 1899

“This is a new negative showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York, in which the immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky.

Fougere Trailer (1899)

20 November 1899

The famous Parisian chanteuse in the rag-time cakewalk 'Hello, Ma Baby,' with which she made such a sensation at the New York Theatre.