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A film from 1905 that playfully explores a reversal of physical gender characteristics and can be understood as part of the emerging discourse on hormones at the time. In a second step, the lecture draws a connection to contemporary films and (auto)theories that discuss hormones and transitioning.
Experiment in animation: birds flying.
A 1905 short film from the Pathé Catalogue.
Story of the life of Christ. Includes, among other scenes, the Nativity; Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple; Jesus walking upon the waters; Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead; Calvary; the Crucifixion; the Resurrection.
On Aug. 5, 1905, the Japanese and Russian delegations to the Portsmouth Peace Conference left New York City to board ships which would take them first to Oyster Bay to talk with TR and then to the conference in Portsmouth, N.H. Views at the wharf of the New York Yacht Club of the Japanese delegation boarding two U.S. Navy steam launches; part of the Russian delegation walks down a ramp to the wharf; the first three men are unidentified; the last two men are the chief Russian envoys, Sergius Witte and Baron Roman Rosen; the delegation is greeted by third Assistant Secretary of State Herbert H. D. Peirce and others; the Russians board a steam launch; final view of man walking down the ramp and then boarding another launch. Members of the Japanese delegation included Baron Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese Ambasador to the United States and envoy, Marquis Jutarō Komura.
Panorama taken on the railway from Colombo to Kandy - Native barber - Natives washing themselves and bathing their animals in a pond - Native women killing vermin - Fight between a cobra and a mongoose - Natives diving to catch pennies - A street in Colombo - Panorama by railway taken from Colombo to Galle - Elephants bathing.
Pathé film number 1244, a remake from Ferdinand Zecca's film of the same name (1901). This version was known as "What Is Seen Through a Keyhole" (US) and "What Happened: The Inquisitive Janitor" (UK). Titles get often confused. This version is currently considered lost.
1905 actuality film, director unknown, preserved by the Library of Congress. Also appears in Hollis Frampton's film, Public Domain.
“The tri-car has reached such a very high state of reliability and all-round efficiency that to the man of limited means who cannot afford a car and yet desires something beyond a motor-bicycle, it forms an ideal compromise. As a touring vehicle it is a delightful conveyance, and that it can stand the racket of severe and continuous strain has been demonstrated again and again, both by private users and in competitions.”
Views include the bridge of Kassir-el-Nil, the Sphinx, the Pyramids approached by train, and the Nile.
A husband tries to boss his servants and ends up in the dough.
It's Christmas time, so it's obligatory to give a gift to everyone, even the guy who's paid to do a job, and often paid very well. It's a yearly routine, and it used to annoy my father no end,, particularly when it came to unionized workers, like post men. So here we see the post man make his way through the building, making a fuss over each piece of mail, and expecting a tip. Don't his employers pay him?
This film was part of a lecture series conducted by Burton Holmes showing a mix of lantern slides and motion pictures of Yosemite entitled, “The Yosemite Valley, Nature’s Scenic Masterpiece.” It was just one tiny piece of a long lecture that illustrated the journey to Yosemite and a visit to all of its wonders.
"It is the eternal story of marriage where at first you swear to love each other forever (honeymoon). Then, as the years pass, habit and indifference (buttermoon). And finally the argument where each shows their true character (mustardmoon)." (Pathé Supplement, 1905)
A three-card-trick player wins at strip-poker.
A policeman woos a cook for the free meals. When her employer discovers them, the policeman tries to escape, but the employer throws a jug of milk on him.
A henpecked husband has had enough. After tending the garden and being hectored over his unsatisfactory housework, he kicks his mother-in-law, leaves his house and goes bicycling off, and his dog runs free.
A team of surgeons open a patient's stomach and discover a surprising variety of objects.
A young girl and boy both in 18th century clothes and wigs bow to each other before a table covered with yellow cut flowers. The boy awards a flower to the girl and she plays he-loves-me, he-loves-me-not.
Film shot with the help of the New York City (Metropolitan) Police.
Film shot with the help of the New York City (Metropolitan) Police.
People waving goodbye to ship. High angle of intersection. People hurried off ferry. Pov on elevated. Views from? People on street & pov from trollies. Skating in central park & windy day on street with snowdrifts. Street scenes. Ice. Winter pedestrians. Ship sailing.
A group of dancing people.
A lawyer passionately pleads for his criminal client.
Documentary short released in 1905.
A full-length view, photographed from the audience, of a woman dressed in tights doing calisthenics. She demonstrates arm and waist movements.
A Mitchell & Kenyon actuality depicting the northern folk of Halifax, dressed in their Sunday best to witness and participate in a Catholic procession.