A close view of an eighty-footer, schooner rigged, trim as a private yacht, skimming over the waters of the harbor, near Robins' Reef, which picturesque light house is seen in the near background. A steamer decked with bunting also passed by at close range.
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United States 20 April 1899
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06 March 1897
A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.
01 January 1895
Pedestrian and various vehicles traffic on Place Bellecour, in Lyon.
03 November 1896
Horses and their riders make their way into the compact and agitated crowd of spectators.
28 September 1896
A small boat is approaching waterfalls, shrouded in thick fog, in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.
04 March 1900
People gather at the exit of the St. Trophime cathedral in Arles.
06 September 1896
A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.
03 November 1896
Coach W. Hickenbotham takes "Newhaven" out of his box and places the horse at the center of the paddock.
29 October 1900
Marquesas in their sedan chairs.
31 August 1896
A very graceful dance with voluminous draperies, by Annabelle Moore, well-known on the metropolitan stage.
29 October 1897
Carrara, Italy. A train loaded with marble exits a tunnel.
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1899:
04 November 1899
The first movie ever censored for political reasons. The title refers to the then contemporaneous Dreyfus affair in which a Jewish military officer was falsely convicted of treason, and it was alleged that he was framed due to anti-semitism.
01 January 1899
A knight performs several magic tricks with a disembodied head materialized from a chalkboard drawing.
20 May 1899
A bearded man hangs up a wreath and, like any good magician, waves his hands inside of it and under �
20 March 1899
The Buffoons are artists in their line. They tumble in and out of trick doors, disappear and reappear in unexpected places in most unexpected ways.
30 April 1899
Vietnamese children collect coins that are thrown them by two aristocratic ladies.
31 December 1899
Carriages and crowds cross a grassy area.
04 February 1899
The second Kremo family acrobat film for the Lumiere. Involves one gag in which the adult is simultaeously flipping two children with his legs.
22 November 1899
In a square room, two men and two women, in white body-hugging clothes, try on wrestling holds, each with a partner of the same sex.
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.
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