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poster Pan-American Exposition by Night
Pan-American Exposition by Night
1mn - Documentary
A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at night. After a great deal of experimenting and patience,…
poster Coney Island at Night
Coney Island at Night
4mn - Documentary
A panorama of Coney Island, taken at night: the camera sweeps across the scene from a vantage point well above the area. It then moves in for closer views of Dreamland and Luna Park.
poster Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
(3.0/5)
1mn - Documentary
The film was filmed in Bibi-Heybat, a suburb of Baku (now the capital of Azerbaijan), during a fire at the Bibi-Heybat oil field. The film was shot on 35mm film by the Lumiere brothers in 1898. On August …
poster Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
1mn - Documentary, Western
A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee in Ohio in 1860, she rose to global fame performing with Buffalo…
poster Carga de rurales
Carga de rurales
1mn - Documentary
A clip by Gabriel Veyre showing horses galloping at a Mexican festival.
poster Cheese Mites
Cheese Mites
2mn - Comedy, Documentary
A gentleman is here shown partaking of a little lunch of bread and cheese, and occasionally is seen to glance at his morning paper through a reading glass. He suddenly notices that the cheese is a little …
poster A Switchback Railway
A Switchback Railway
1mn - Documentary
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back…
poster The Acrobatic Fly
The Acrobatic Fly
(3.2/5)
3mn - Documentary
Propped upon the tail-end of a match, a housefly performs astonishing feats, alternately juggling a series of objects - a blade of grass, a cork, a miniature dumbbell… Most extraordinary of all is the seq…
poster Procession à Séville III
Procession à Séville III
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
A religious procession during the Holy Week in Seville, Spain.
poster Le président en promenade
Le président en promenade
1mn - Documentary
A mounted Mexican president poses for the camera.
poster Bicycle Race at the Arroyo Seco Cycle Track
Bicycle Race at the Arroyo Seco Cycle Track
3mn - Documentary
A record of a bicycle race held at the Arroyo Seco velodrome, which was located in the Quinta de Iglesias street (modern day Agraciada) by Entre Ríos, Zapicán and San Fructuoso.
poster Le goûter des bébés
Le goûter des bébés
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
poster Washerwomen on the River
Washerwomen on the River
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Women wash clothes in a washhouse on the edge of a river.
poster New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place
New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
poster The Little Girl and Her Cat
The Little Girl and Her Cat
(3.1/5)
1mn - Documentary
A little girl sits at a table, holding a container of what appears to be some sort of food. Suddenly there's a flash of movement: a tortoiseshell cat, with long hair and a very furry tail, has leapt onto …
poster Flight of the Large Blue Fly
Flight of the Large Blue Fly
1mn - Documentary
Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905.
poster Band Drill
Band Drill
1mn - Documentary
A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their …
poster Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy
Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy
78mn - Documentary
When a low-budget B-movie about shark-filled tornadoes accidentally becomes a global Twitter sensation, filmmakers scramble to understand how their career suicide project transformed into a pop culture ph…
poster Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea
Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea
1mn - Documentary
Formerly lost film rediscovered in 1996, directed by William Friese-Greene.
poster San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906
San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906
(3.1/5)
14mn - Documentary
Film showing the results of an earthquake in San Francisco on 18th April 1906 which caused great destruction.
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