Decades
54 films in this collection
Collection no. #15990 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A man repeatedly tries to vault onto a blanket held by four companions. Missed jumps, an awkward landing and the holders' movements turn the exercise…
Collection no. #16000 minGeorges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Soldiers clash during a reconstruction of fighting at Tournavos. Smoke, movement and a compact battlefield set compress a contemporary military event…
Collection no. #16010 minPeter Elfelt
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A sled drawn by Greenland dogs crosses a snowy Copenhagen park. Johan Carl Joensen guides the team toward and past the camera in a brief outdoor…
Collection no. #16020 minGeorges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A magician sets up an empty picture frame and conjures his own portrait inside it. The image comes to life, allowing performer and likeness to meet…
Collection no. #16030 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Three men row a small boat out toward rough water. Women and children watch from the jetty as the boat rises and falls, making the harbor departure a…
Collection no. #16040 minWilliam Kennedy Dickson
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Annabelle Moore performs a serpentine dance, sweeping long folds of fabric around her body. The changing shapes turn a stage specialty into a flowing…
Collection no. #16050 minGeorges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Divers approach the sunken Maine, explore the wreck and raise a recovered body toward the surface. The action presents an imagined underwater view of…
Collection no. #16060 minWilliam Kennedy Dickson
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley demonstrates her speed and precision for the camera, firing at targets with an assistant nearby. The brief performance…
Collection no. #16080 minGeorges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A conjuror and a dancer perform a rapid chain of appearances, disappearances and transformations. Bodies and costumes change as the stage act becomes…
Collection no. #16090 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Workers remove hot coke from a furnace, spray it with water and spread it using long tools. Carts move through the background as the camera records…
Collection no. #16120 minAlexandre Promio
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
As a train leaves Jerusalem, the camera moves with it past people gathered beside the railway. Farewells and changing faces slip through the frame,…
Collection no. #16130 minMax Skladanowsky
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A performer swirls a flowing costume through the serpentine dance. The fabric continually changes shape, translating a popular stage attraction into…
Collection no. #16140 minWilliam Kennedy Dickson
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Two cats wearing boxing gloves face each other in a miniature ring while their trainer supervises. The staged novelty compresses an animal act into a…
Collection no. #16160 minRobert W. Paul
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Passengers ride the rises and dips of a fairground railway at Alexandra Palace. Robert W. Paul's camera follows the movement within a fixed…
Collection no. #16170 minWilliam Selig
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown hold hands, exchange kisses and playfully negotiate an embrace. Their relaxed interaction gives this brief scene an…
Collection no. #16460 minGabriel Veyre
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Mounted rural guards gallop through the frame in a coordinated display. Gabriel Veyre records the riders as part of the earliest motion-picture…
Collection no. #16640 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Variety performer Félicien Trewey demonstrates backward writing for the camera. The fixed view concentrates attention on his hands and the unusual…
Collection no. #16921 minWilliam Kennedy Dickson
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
William McKinley steps out of his house to receive news from his secretary while his wife sits on the porch. The staged visit recreates the…