American Mutoscope & Biograph Movie Trailers
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Buying Stamps from Rural Wagon, U.S.P.O. Trailer (1903)
01 August 1903
It shows a postman ascending a flight of half-dozen stairs to the front door of a house and ringing its bell then delivering mail to the person who answers the door.
Carriers Leaving Building, U.S.P.O. (No. 2) Trailer (1903)
01 July 1903
Male letter carriers of the U.S. Post Office are the subject of this series on the Postal Department.
Loading Sugar Cane Trailer (1901)
01 August 1901
A companion picture to No. 1964 ('Cutting Sugar Cane' (1901) (q.v.)), and equally interesting. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Steamer 'Grandrepublic' Trailer (1899)
27 October 1899
An excellent picture of this popular excursion boat, taken on the second day of the International Cup Race Oct.
Cutting Sugar Cane, Honolulu Trailer (1901)
31 October 1901
A characteristic and instructive scene, showing natives at work. The picture is exceedingly well arranged.
Coach at Rural Post Office, U.S.P.O. Trailer (1903)
01 August 1903
A single man waits by the roadside while nearby we see the rears of four horses, their swishing tails providing the only on-screen action.
A Calamitous Elopement Trailer (1908)
07 August 1908
A young couple are enjoying a romantic interlude in the young woman's home, when her father discovers them and angrily chases the young man out of the house.
A Woman's Way Trailer (1908)
24 November 1908
The pretty daughter of a French-Canadian backwoodsman incites the love of a trapper who is so smitten with the beauty of this wood nymph that he purchases her into marriage from her father.
Parade of Floats, St. Louis Exposition Trailer (1904)
29 April 1904
A splendid picture showing a parade of decorated floats, representing various nations on one Grand Lagoon at the St.
Expert Bag Punching Trailer (1903)
22 July 1903
A remarkable exhibition by Gus Keller, novelty bag puncher of the New Polo Athletic Association. In seven scenes with dissolving effects.
Basket Ball, Missouri Valley College Trailer (1904)
01 May 1904
A womens' basketball game from 1904, documented.
Clerks Tying Bags, U.S.P.O. Trailer (1903)
01 August 1903
Another early short presenting the workings of the Postal Service.
Betsy Ross Dance Trailer (1903)
22 June 1903
Presumably the woman is Betsy Ross, and she's quite a pretty woman with tumbling dark hair and coltish legs.
Spike, the Bag-Punching Dog Trailer (1897)
01 December 1897
"This active little animal has made a great hit wherever he has appeared on the vaudeville stage. A large bag is suspended by a cord so that it is just out of reach of his nose.
Brook Trout Fishing Trailer (1900)
01 June 1900
Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works Trailer (1904)
10 May 1904
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works
West Shore Local Trailer (1906)
11 November 1906
The view from the pilot of an Ulster and Delaware locomotive pulling out of Kingston Union Station through Kingston, NY, in 1906.
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled Trailer (1908)
11 March 1908
As a newsboy is playing a game on the sidewalk with a friend, two men come near to them, and then stand in a position where they cannot be seen from the sidewalk.
Ocean Greyhounds Trailer (1897)
27 December 1897
'The 'Nordland,' and 'Teutonic,' two well-known transatlantic steamers proceeding out of New York Harbor at full speed, bound for their trip across the Atlantic ocean.
Carriers at Work, U.S.P.O. Trailer (1903)
01 August 1903
A couple of guys sort letters into pigeon-holes, another empties sacks of post and stamps the letters before passing them to a portly chap who is undoubtedly the star of the show.
Wagons Loading Mail, U.S.P.O. Trailer (1903)
01 August 1903
Yet another in a vast series of films made by American Mutoscope & Biograph for the United States Postal Service which demonstrated all aspects of the humble postman's job.
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.
Theodore Roosevelt with Rough Rider Friends Trailer (1913)
19 October 1913
Short showing Theodore Roosevelt with his Rough Rider Friends.
Latina, Physical Culture Poses (No. 2) Trailer (1905)
03 November 1905
Photographed from one camera position, a robust woman demonstrates physical culture exercises.
A Couple of Lightweights at Coney Island Trailer (1904)
28 July 1904
Two kids having a boxing match at the beach.
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.
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.
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.
15th Infantry Trailer (1900)
09 July 1900
Variant titles from Biograph production logs indicate that the 15th Infantry was on the way to China.
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.
A Multicycle Race Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
At the Charles River Speedway in Allston (Boston Massachusetts), cyclists on six-man bikes hold a race.
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.
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.
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.
The Twisted Trail Trailer (1910)
24 March 1910
Ranch hand Bob Gorman loves pretty Molly Hendricks, and Daddy isn't happy about that. Then Bob is falsely accused of killing Mr.
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.
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
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.
A Rich Revenge Trailer (1910)
07 April 1910
Two young fellows are rivals for the hand of a pretty girl of the village, and after her marriage with the one of her choice, the other swears to be revenged.
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.
Deaf Mute Recitation Trailer (1901)
25 April 1901
A young girl reciting "The Star Spangled Banner" in sign language as taught at Gallaudet Institute.
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.
Deyo Trailer (1897)
01 March 1897
"A fascinating skirt dance by the well-known roof garden favorite."
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.
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.
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.