1903 Movies

The best and most characteristic picture of the President ever made. The camera is close by so that every feature shows out sharp and distinct. The Pr...

A bunch of men strolling across a bridge.

A film about workers leaving a factory.

About 20 residents of Pawtucket, R.I., line one side of a street in view of a stationary camera.

The ride known as Shoot the Chutes was first introduced in 1895 by inventor Captain Paul Boyton at Sea Lion Park, the first enclosed outdoor amusement...

It seems Edison made a ton of these panorama films back in '03. They probably rented a boat for a couple of days, packed sandwiches and beer and float...

On April 30, 1903, one hundred years to the day after the signing in Paris of the Louisiana Purchase agreement, President Theodore Roosevelt is in St...

The U.S.S. "Indiana" in action. Filmed by American Mutoscope & Biograph on November 11, 1903 in Glen Island, NY.

The film begins across the street from some young boys who are lined up against a curbing eating spaghetti or macaroni. The only other action occurs w...

A circus ring located outdoors next to the pavilion at Luna Park is shown. Two performers work with a large circus horse, doing acrobatics on and off...

Another in a series of films made by American Mutoscope & Biograph in 1903 showing all aspects of the operations of the United States postal service.

Over a hundred Edwardian athletes gather for a gruelling walking race.

Panorama of Blackwell's Island

On the theater stage, a magician makes appear and disappear his partners

A 8-chapter ("tableaux") short film that tells the story of a gambler who ends his life on the guillotine.

Join the Sunday morning crowds at the famous East End market, home of London's rag trade.