Edison Studios Movies

  • 1897
    Cupid and Psyche

    Cupid and Psyche

    Cupid and Psyche

    5.11897HD

    “By the Leanders. The dress of one consists of a pair of wings and a bow and arrow; the other represents a fairy. Bathers in all stages of dress and u...

    Cupid and Psyche
  • 1898
    After Launching

    After Launching

    After Launching

    3.71898HD

    This film was shot near the Union Works, San Francisco, California. Great look at the pleasure yacht "Unadilla" with her decks loaded with passengers.

    After Launching
  • 1904
    Sliding Down Ice Mound at Niagara Falls

    Sliding Down Ice Mound at Niagara Falls

    Sliding Down Ice Mound at Niagara Falls

    01904HD

    A typical Niagara Falls Winter scene showing young people sliding down immense ice mounds which are some hundred feet in height.

    Sliding Down Ice Mound at Niagara Falls
  • 1901
    Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad

    Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad

    Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad

    6.51901HD

    This scene was taken shortly after the completion of the railroad in 1899. The impression received by the audience is that of riding on the pilot of a...

    Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad
  • 1900
    The Fart Maniac

    The Fart Maniac

    The Fart Maniac

    4.31900HD

    Silent record of a performance by Joseph Pujol. He was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to seemingly fart...

    The Fart Maniac
  • 1915
    Hunter and Dog

    Hunter and Dog

    Hunter and Dog

    01915HD

    A boy and his dog go hunting.

    Hunter and Dog
  • 1906
    Hawaiians Arriving to Attend a Luau or Native Feast

    Hawaiians Arriving to Attend a Luau or Native Feast

    Hawaiians Arriving to Attend a Luau or Native Feast

    01906HD

    A bunch of men on horseback gallop past people near a shack in this short shot by Robert K.Bonine.

    Hawaiians Arriving to Attend a Luau or Native Feast
  • 1901
    Bathing at Atlantic City

    Bathing at Atlantic City

    Bathing at Atlantic City

    81901HD

    A panoramic view taken from Young's Pier, showing the boardwalk, the auditorium pier, new steel pier...

    Bathing at Atlantic City
  • 1902
    Little Miss Lillian

    Little Miss Lillian

    Little Miss Lillian

    01902HD

    Little Miss Lillian is Lillian Graham, billed as the youngest prima ballerina in the world. She appears in four different costumes, doing four dances,...

    Little Miss Lillian
  • 1917
    Quaint Provincetown

    Quaint Provincetown

    Quaint Provincetown

    01917HD

    A documentary about life in Cape Cod which shows the streets of Provincetown as they were at the time. Children are featured playing hide and seek, sh...

    Quaint Provincetown
  • 1898
    American Flag

    American Flag

    American Flag

    41898HD

    The American flag waving in the wind.

    American Flag
  • 1907
    Panoramic View, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaiian Islands

    Panoramic View, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaiian Islands

    Panoramic View, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaiian Islands

    01907HD

    A panoramic view of Honolulu Harbor

    Panoramic View, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaiian Islands
  • 1901
    Captain Nissen Going Through Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls

    Captain Nissen Going Through Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls

    Captain Nissen Going Through Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls

    6.11901HD

    Here we show Captain N. P. Nissen, formerly known as Captain Bowser, making a trip through the Whirlpool Rapids in his famous twenty-four foot craft k...

    Captain Nissen Going Through Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls
  • 1898
    U.S. Battleship 'Oregon'

    U.S. Battleship 'Oregon'

    U.S. Battleship 'Oregon'

    4.31898HD

    This picture of the pride of the United States Navy was made on the occasion of the Peace Jubilee in New York City...

    U.S. Battleship 'Oregon'
  • 1906
    Exploded Gas Tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels' Bldg.

    Exploded Gas Tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels' Bldg.

    Exploded Gas Tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels' Bldg.

    01906HD

    The camera scrolls through a landscape to reveal the aftermath of a huge gas explosion.

    Exploded Gas Tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels' Bldg.
  • 1897
    Maud Madison, La Danse Serpentine

    Maud Madison, La Danse Serpentine

    Maud Madison, La Danse Serpentine

    51897HD

    The Spectacular Dancer in five NEW bewildering and sensational dances (#233-237). [This is likely the first of the five from the 1897 Catalogue: Ediso...

    Maud Madison, La Danse Serpentine
  • 1895
    New Blacksmith Shop

    New Blacksmith Shop

    New Blacksmith Shop

    41895HD

    Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

    New Blacksmith Shop
  • 1898
    U.S. Battleship 'Indiana'

    U.S. Battleship 'Indiana'

    U.S. Battleship 'Indiana'

    41898HD

    Taken at the Dry Tortugas, and shows the most powerful fighting machine in the world today as she lies at anchor taking on coal...

    U.S. Battleship 'Indiana'
  • 1901
    Taking President McKinley's Body from Train at Canton, Ohio

    Taking President McKinley's Body from Train at Canton, Ohio

    Taking President McKinley's Body from Train at Canton, Ohio

    5.31901HD

    Here, as in the other pictures, we secured a most advantageous location, and we present a life size view of the casket containing the body of Presiden...

    Taking President McKinley's Body from Train at Canton, Ohio
  • 1900
    Bombardment of Taku Forts, by the Allied Fleets

    Bombardment of Taku Forts, by the Allied Fleets

    Bombardment of Taku Forts, by the Allied Fleets

    61900HD

    The scenes opens by showing the battleships maneuvering for a position. They finally draw up in line of battle and commence firing on the shore batter...

    Bombardment of Taku Forts, by the Allied Fleets