Collection no. #8941 minMacintyre's X-Ray Film
John Macintyre
1 min · Subtitles: English
X-ray images reveal bodily structures normally hidden from view, including a frog's joint and movements inside an adult body. A sequence of exposures…
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Collection no. #13992 minSua Santità papa Leone XIII
William Kennedy Dickson
2 min · No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: zxx.
Pope Leo XIII appears in the Vatican gardens and gives his blessing to the camera. Three views record the elderly pontiff in an early encounter…
Collection no. #8881 minPlaying Cards
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Three men gather at a garden table, with cards and a newspaper providing the afternoon's occupations. Drinks arrive, attention shifts from the game…
Collection no. #15820 minL'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat
Auguste Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A steam train enters La Ciotat station as travelers wait, step aside and move along the platform. The approaching locomotive and shifting crowd…
Collection no. #15830 minWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Louis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Workers stream through the gates of the Lumière factory in Lyon and disperse into the street. A fixed camera records the end of a working day,…
Collection no. #15880 minLe Repas de bébé
Louis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Auguste Lumière and his wife Marguerite feed their baby daughter at a table outdoors. Between spoonfuls, tea and a biscuit, the camera observes the…
Collection no. #15890 minBlacksmith Scene
William Kennedy Dickson
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Three men act out a blacksmith's working routine around an anvil. Hammering gives way to a short drinking break before the work resumes, creating a…
Collection no. #15930 minLa Mer
Louis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Bathers walk along a jetty, jump into the sea and make their way back to repeat the dive. The fixed view captures bodies meeting waves in a brief…
Collection no. #15940 minLa Voltige
Louis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A man makes repeated attempts to mount a horse while two companions stand nearby. His awkward approaches turn an ordinary riding exercise into a…
Collection no. #15960 minLes Forgerons
Louis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Two blacksmiths work beside an anvil, hammering metal and tending their equipment. A visitor arrives with a bottle and glass, interrupting the labor…
Collection no. #15970 minPlace des Cordeliers à Lyon
Louis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles cross the Place des Cordeliers in Lyon. The camera stays in one position while the changing traffic supplies a…
Collection no. #15980 minLa Pêche aux poissons rouges
Louis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Auguste Lumière holds his daughter Andrée beside a bowl of goldfish. The child reaches into the water while her father supports her, turning a moment…
Collection no. #15990 minLe Saut à la couverture
Louis 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. #16010 minDriving with Greenland Dogs
Peter 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. #16030 minBarque sortant du port
Louis 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 minAnnabelle Serpentine Dance
William 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. #16060 minAnnie Oakley
William 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. #16090 minCarmaux, défournage du coke
Louis 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…