Cinematic Era: 1897 Vintage

Exercises and jumps on parallel bars.

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel. The family, in gala attire, from the grandfather down to the baby, are entertaining some visiting friends. Wine is brought forth, visitors treated, and their health drunk by the happy family.

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.

Actuality film about kids dancing

First Brazillian film, actuality film showing the Guanabara bay and a fisherman's port. Actually considered to be lost, reaming only 24 frames of the film

The great automobile fire engine on its way to a conflagration, accompanied by hose wagons, etc. A very exciting scene.

Two carts, one with a boat on it, are being pushed out of a garage.

"These four views [cf. Nos. 794 to 797] were taken by riverboat; they represent the most interesting parts of the crossing of Paris. "Panorama of the banks of the Seine near the Eiffel Tower. -Lumiere Catalogue

A few men working at the Jonage canel, Lyon.

Men on field. Boxing. Both wear numbers on back. Large round-hose swings. Several men apparently refereeing. One with striped pants. Possible at west point. Mountain visible in background of large field.

Shows the discomfiture of those who are seated behind large hats at the theatre.

In this 17-second short, a young woman is sitting on a swing and two other women alternate pushing her.

Large group of couples dancing.

State officials meeting on a landing.

"As performed by Annabelle, the famous premier danseuse. A charmingly graceful representation of the light and airy flight of a butterfly. Beautiful when colored."

A young boy plays with a paralyzed old lady.

A magician performs a few tricks.

Procession of the sacred carpet.

A regiment of soldiers demonstrate their skills.

People raking a field.

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...

From Edison films catalog: The water breaks over the rocks, and is dashed into silvery spray, high into the air. Exceptionally fine water effects.

Taken at the docks of the Pacific Steamship Co., San Francisco, Cal., which is operated in connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad Co...

Another Edison film of a ship departing.

People walking around the campus. The view shows an immense arch in the background through which are seen coming groups of students, some walking, others on bicycles. The ivy covered walls of the building form the background to a pleasing picture.

Two dancers mime a fight to the sound of the tom-tom drum and the clapping of hands.

Serpentine dance.

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

The Republic Square in Paris in 1897

"The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." - from the Edison Catalog

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

Pobyt cara w Spale (1897), also known as The Tsar's Stay in Spala, is a Polish silent documentary film directed by Bolesław Matuszewski. It documents the visit of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia to the town of Spala, where he stayed during a hunting trip. This film is one of the earliest examples of Polish cinema, and Matuszewski's work is notable for his role in the development of early documentary filmmaking in Poland. Like many films from this period, it is brief, and its primary focus is to capture a historical moment rather than to tell a narrative story.

A black poodle jumping.

A city view, rich in movement, shot at the corner of the Schauplatzgasse in Bern.

The bear is the emblem of Bern, and the pit that used to house several of the animals was the most common motif in representations of the city, as well as a central tourist attraction.

A children’s procession that is part of the Maienzug, a festival solemnly marking the end of the school year in Aarau.

Military exercises in Basel.

Cadet manoeuvres at the Aarau Children’s Festival (the Maienzug).

Old film of a two-stage train arriving in France, 1897.

Second part of the film about people exiting the Church of the Pillar. A few days after shooting 'Salida de misa de doce del Pilar', Jimeno decides to shoot a new version of the film, the first remake of Spanish cinema.

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

Leopoldo Fregoli kissing a lady.