1897 Movies

A bill poster comes upon a blank wall, and immediately puts up a poster advertising a movie show at one location.

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

Lumière Catalogue No. 706. A moving shot taken from the electric train in Liverpool. Its vantage reveals ships and lumberyards.

At the Armour & Co. Chicago yard. Two railroad tracks dominate the center and right half of the frame as we look down about 40 meters where an overpas...

Boys diving into a river.

Another critically acclaimed Lumiere street scene.

The title tells us where we are; the vignette is in two parts, spliced together. On a busy sidewalk, a police officer holds the left arm and a suited...

This single camera position film shows an officer and six enlisted men of the army as they demonstrate the assembly drill of a gatling gun. See also:...

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

Panorama of Nice from the deck of a ship.

Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera...

The hen house occupies the entire left foreground of the picture, running back to the nearby road. The main foreground is filled with tall grass swept...