1897 Movies

This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that atten...

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...

A Japanese family having tea.

Serpentine dance.

A regiment of soldiers demonstrate their skills.

Mephistopheles demands that Faust kill Marguerite.

Lumière's documents life in Palestine.

A shot of a street in Lyon, people passing, horses etc

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...

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and...

As the only survivor of a battle, a cavalryman heroically defends his flag.

“This subject taken just after the recent first fall of snow, shows two enthusiastic horsemen indulging in a "brush" with their respective horses and...

A Victorian couple dancing.

Panorama of Nice from the deck of a ship.

"Stable door opens and ambulance dashes out into the street. Policeman holds back a furniture van till ambulance passes by."

In a field, three women are using pitchforks in order to feed a small fire with weeds.

A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat i...

Children enjoying the seaside.