American Mutoscope & Biograph Movie Trailers
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Collecting Mail, U.S.P.O. Trailer (1903)
01 August 1903
Entry in a series about the United States Postal Service.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene) Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
Men working in teams carry buckets of molten material and pour the material into what appear to be molds lined up on the ground.
Empire State Express Trailer (1896)
01 October 1896
The best-known "name" train of its day behind the most famous of all 4-4-0 locomotives, the 999---synonymous with speed in the early years of the century.
Funeral of Hiram Cronk Trailer (1905)
02 November 1905
View of funeral procession and military parade at funeral for Hiram Cronk, who at the time of his death was the oldest surviving veteran of the War of 1812.
Theodore Roosevelt with Rough Rider Friends Trailer (1913)
19 October 1913
Short showing Theodore Roosevelt with his Rough Rider Friends.
Peace Envoys at Portsmouth, N.H. Trailer (1905)
15 August 1905
I'm not sure why the negotiations that ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 took place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but President Theodore Roosevelt had been flexing the United States' power in the world.
15th Infantry Trailer (1900)
09 July 1900
Variant titles from Biograph production logs indicate that the 15th Infantry was on the way to China.
A Couple of Lightweights at Coney Island Trailer (1904)
28 July 1904
Two kids having a boxing match at the beach.
Latina, Physical Culture Poses (No. 2) Trailer (1905)
03 November 1905
Photographed from one camera position, a robust woman demonstrates physical culture exercises.
Run of N.Y. Fire Department Trailer (1903)
17 May 1903
A splendid and exciting run among the skyscrapers. Taken for the city's 250th anniversary celebration.
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company Trailer (1909)
01 January 1909
A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been founded only a year earlier) congratulate Thomas Edison himself on receiving a new patent.
Ulster and Delaware Switcher Trailer (1906)
31 December 1906
Farther west on the Ulster and Delaware track, our camera locomotive overtakes a U. & D. Switcher rocking and rolling along.
Cake Walk Trailer (1903)
11 May 1903
Five African Americans--three men and two women--perform a cakewalk, a dance featuring fancy strutting that was named after the prize awarded in the original contests.
Filipino Scouts, Musical Drill, St. Louis Exposition Trailer (1904)
17 June 1904
Exhibition by Uncle Sam's troops in the Filipino Concession at the St. Louis Exposition
Panorama of Flatiron Building Trailer (1902)
08 October 1902
A view of New York's latest sky-scraper, the remarkable Flatiron Building, at the junction of Broadway, Fifth Ave.
The Haverstraw Tunnel Trailer (1897)
15 June 1897
A train travels along the tracks of the West Shore Railroad in Rockland County, New York. It goes through the Haverstraw Tunnel and out the other side.
Scenes in San Francisco. [No. 1] Trailer (1906)
19 May 1906
Views and pans among the ruins of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire.
New York's New Subway Trailer (1902)
08 November 1902
A view of the work in the big excavation for the Rapid Transit Tunnel at Union Square, New York.
Deyo Trailer (1897)
01 March 1897
"A fascinating skirt dance by the well-known roof garden favorite."
The Coney Island Bikers Trailer (1898)
29 August 1898
In this picture the pretty bathing girls are riding their wheels along the hard sand of the beach. One girl who is a novice is learning to ride, and her efforts to maintain an upright position are very amusing.
The Summer Exodus Trailer (1902)
21 June 1902
A first-class picture of the twin-screw express steamship "Columbia" of the Hamburg-American Line, leaving her pier with a great crowd of travellers aboard.
Deaf Mute Recitation Trailer (1901)
25 April 1901
A young girl reciting "The Star Spangled Banner" in sign language as taught at Gallaudet Institute.
Elevated railroad, New York Trailer (1903)
01 January 1903
Taken from the front end of a locomotive following an express train at high speed around the high curves of the Ninth Avenue Elevated, from the 104th to 116th Street station.
Steeplechase, Coney Island Trailer (1903)
13 June 1903
This film shows a mechanical ride in an amusement park, designed to allow customers to ride down an undulating incline astride wooden horses.
Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration Trailer (1903)
01 July 1903
The best and most characteristic picture of the President ever made. The camera is close by so that every feature shows out sharp and distinct.
Jumbo, Horseless Fire-Engine Trailer (1897)
31 March 1897
The great automobile fire engine on its way to a conflagration, accompanied by hose wagons, etc. A very exciting scene.
Automobile Races at Ormond, Fla. Trailer (1905)
23 May 1905
Various shots of a car race and the spectators.