Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included.

Funeral Procession of New Zealand Premier R.J. Seddon Trailer (1906)

01 August 1906

When New Zealand’s longest-serving prime minister, Richard John Seddon, suddenly took ill and died during his voyage home from a diplomatic trip to Australia, the country went into mourning.

Bob's Theater Trailer (1906)

04 February 1906

Little Bob stages his mechanical toys in a series of charming performances.

Refugees in Camp in Jefferson Square Trailer (1906)

15 December 1906

After the San Francisco Earthquake knocked the city out, and the fires did more damage, many of the refugees from the devastated area settled in a tent city in Jefferson Square.

A Desperate Crime Trailer (1906)

01 June 1906

A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.

Tartans of Scottish Clans Trailer (1906)

23 May 1906

It's common knowledge that Scotsmen are macho enough to pull off wearing a skirt - perhaps it's all that caber-tossing.

The Luny Musician Trailer (1906)

06 March 1906

A crazy, rude musician gets some supernatural comeuppance.

Voyage autour d’une étoile Trailer (1906)

05 July 1906

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A simple but ingenious solution-- A giant bubble.

Magic Roses Trailer (1906)

25 October 1906

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate the stage.

Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers Trailer (1906)

01 November 1906

Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in the Dolomites, acomppanied by Bortolo Barbaria, Baldessare Verzi and Damiano Dibona, three well-known Ampezzo mountain guides.

The Merry Frolics of Satan Trailer (1906)

07 September 1906

Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.

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