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.

Grandma Despina Trailer (1905)

02 November 1905

This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot.

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.

Two People at Dojo temple Trailer (1899)

02 January 1899

Shot at the Kubut-za in Tokyo and a rare record of two classical kubuki actors, Onoe Eizaburo V and Ichimura Kakuki-za VI, A surviving poster for this film is illustrated by a woodblock print of the lead actors by ukiyo-e artist Yutaka Hitoshi, a frozen moment of the incipient transition from traditional art-forms of ukiyo-e and kabuki to the new, and all-dominating medium of katsudo-shashin (cinema).

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

12 June 1899

Carriages travel down the Champs Elysée.

Tirailleurs annamites Trailer (1899)

28 April 1899

Lady Cyclists Trailer (1899)

02 January 1899

A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.

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.

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.

Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle Trailer (1899)

20 March 1899

"Down goes the Spanish flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls the symbol of tyranny and oppression that has ruled in the new world for four hundred years, and up goes the Banner of Freedom.

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.

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.

Scottish Troops Leave For South Africa Trailer (1899)

01 November 1899

An embarkation reportage film from the Boer War, a popular film subject at this time. Soldiers with bicycles appear in this parade.

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women Trailer (1899)

30 June 1899

Shows the efficiency of modern life-saving methods and apparatus now in use by the fire departments. Shows the front of a building burning and two ladders raised against it.