1898 Movies

Four women dressed in the costume of the era perform a can-can. They were photographed from a single camera position.

Clips from a football match between Blackburn Rovers V. West Bromwich in 1898.

A “phantom ride” taken from the buffers of an engine on the London and South West Railway through the Ilfracombe area: the reservoirs, Morthroe, Ilfra...

"Here is a film, one of the finest of its kind, portraying a number of colored professionals in their favorite pastime, a cake walk. This is a winner...

A fine picture of the launching of this splendid battleship; taken from the water. The vessel is shown sliding down the ways, plunging into the sea; a...

Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA

Fourth part of a series documenting the Basel carnival.

Many gondolas in Venice harbour with a fishing boat in the background

A remarkable picture in many ways. It shows a game between two expert English teams from the go-off to the making of a goal. The photographic effects...

Taken on 'Lucky' Baldwin's ranch, Santa Anita, Cal. Shows an engine and five cars approaching from a distance.

NFM B15006 VI | FLM45380 | Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam)

Four Irishmen dance a jig.

A man gets into an argument with his carriage driver.

Worthing waves at us in this mesmerising early film.

"This is an arranged scene worked out very effectively. At its opening two rowdies are seen engaged in a street fight. A crowd collects, and a policem...