Cinematic Era: 1897 Vintage

A lost film directed by Georges Melies

A military horse show in Basel.

Various parts of the procession to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.

Stationary camera on a railroad yard.

Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.

The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and is slowly hoisted and swung over to the deck of the steamer. This picture is taken ten minutes before sailing time.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

A boxing demonstration alternating between kicks and punches.

A wealthy family enjoys coffee outside their home, until a man's dog comes and topples their table!

This silent film documents the event at the Vulkan Shipyard in Stettin on April 14, 1897. It is a very early film recording showing the launch of the Imperial Navy’s large cruiser. The film was shot, among other things, during Emperor Wilhelm II’s visit to the shipyard.

Actuality footage of the 1895 Paris–Bordeaux–Paris road trials — a procession of early motor “carriages” (including electric vehicles) filmed on the route, showing cars, drivers, roadside spectators, and the spectacle of the first long-distance motoring trials.

1897 indian short

A woman is troubled by a flea. In order to find him, she gradually takes her dresses off.

After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière subject was made.

Félicien Trewey uses a basic prop to create comical hats and their accompanying caricatures.

A battery being set up.

The view represents a street in Paris along which pumps descend drawn by horses; the crowd follows en masse.

Clip showing president François Félix Faure and entourage walking the street.

Street images with horse carriages passing by.

Presents views of a parade in Montreux, including carts and donkeys covered with flowers, horsedrawn floats, bicycles, and people in native dress.

People carry candles in a procession in Lourdes.

People carry candles in a procession in Lourdes.