Edison Studios Movies

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The title pretty much tells you all there is to know about this Edison film. It runs a very brief 27-seconds and shows a torpedo hitting its target an...

Filmed on January 1, 1899, this Edison short shows a victory march by General Lee and the Seventh Army Corps. When watching these early films it's bes...

This scene was taken shortly after the completion of the railroad in 1899. The impression received by the audience is that of riding on the pilot of a...

This panoramic scene is taken from a Seine steamboat and gives a rapid view of the banks of the river...

First comes the famous Marine Band of the 'Brooklyn,' with the mascot goat beside the bass drum. The 300 marines follow in rapid marching order, a six...

A group of escaped reconcentrados, saved from the fate of starvation imposed by the Butcher, Weyler.

This short film from the Edison Manufacturing Company shows, as the title pretty much sums up, some trained cavalry horses.

Views of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.

A sudden gust of wind sweeps Auntie's bonnet from her head, and she, in attempting to regain it, becomes overbalanced and falls over the stone-wall, l...

This picture was taken from the front end of a train during a trip from the famous Cliff House to Bakers Beach along the shore of the Golden Gate. The...

Taken at the Dry Tortugas, and shows the most powerful fighting machine in the world today as she lies at anchor taking on coal...

From his mysterious headquarters, in the heart of Chinatown, a nefarious crime lord plots the overthrow of the republic.

Magnificent action is displayed by this troop of Mexican cavalry. They approach at full speed, with drawn sabres, wheel rapidly, and charge in the opp...

It is train time. We look down the long platform, crowded with people, and see the famous N.P. Railway Overland Express approaching rapidly. In a mome...

The Pan-American Exposition is encircled by an especially constructed canal, which was put in for the purpose of allowing the tourist to view the exte...

One of the most fascinating exhibits on the Midway at the Pan-American Exposition is the Japanese Village. This space occupies about one and one-half...

A pretty and natural picture in which the principal actors are two tiny tots who are evidently not a bit afraid of the briny deep as they splash aroun...

In recording this scene the position of our camera was an excellent one, and we present to the public a most perfect picture of the train’s arrival. T...