1925 Studio Tour

New York Portrait, Chapter I

Hutton's most impressive work ... the filmmaker's style takes on an assertive edge that marks his maturity. The landscape has a majesty that serves to

1979

Unser Hindenburg

Short about Field Marshal Paul v. Hindenburg on the occasion of his 70th birthday on 02.10.1917.

1917

Buffalo Stockyards

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

1897

Entrée d'une noce à l'église

A marriage procession following the bride and her father enter a church.

1897

S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away

“Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific. The boat shows large and clear with smoke coming from the stack.

1897

Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: The background of this picture is the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, Cal. This observatory, the gift of James Lick, of

1897

Dance, Franchonetti Sisters

Three young women with dark, curly hair stand on a stage with a black background and patterned carpet or tile underfoot. They wear tights, ballet shoe

1897

Sutro Baths, No. 2

“Another view in which the figures show larger. A springboard furnishes the bathers with much amusement; also a toboggan slide.” (Edison film catalog)

1897

Cupid and Psyche

“By the Leanders. The dress of one consists of a pair of wings and a bow and arrow; the other represents a fairy. Bathers in all stages of dress and u

1897

Capsize of Lifeboat

Daily practice of life boat crew, showing boat being upset purposely by the men. As these boats are self-righting and self-bailing, the scene is parti

1897

Cattle Driven to Slaughter

In the Chicago stockyards, the gates of a pen of long-horn cattle are open and the cattle are being herded out by several cowhands.

1897

Driving with Greenland Dogs

Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)

1897

Leander Sisters

“A clever characteristic dance called the 'Yellow Kid.' Very unique. Stage is in the Sutro Baths, San Francisco, Cal., and the audience is composed la

1897

Football

Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.

1897

A Street Arab

A preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin, performs acrobatic stunts for the camera.

1898

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty in right profile; No people, no flags rippling in the wind, no seagulls flapping past to mar the unmoving image of the Statue of

1898

Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1

This film shows the summit portion of the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway, the Tamalpais Tavern resort, and part of the adjacent east p

1898

Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip

“The picture [shows] a number of Esquimaux picking nickels from cracks in a board with their dog whips, in which sport they are very expert. In the ba

1901

Esquimaux Village

“One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit, scenes are enacte

1901

The Ghost Train

Special effects film with a train double exposed on the negative, creating a ghostly image.

1903