Edison Studios Movies

A realistic panoramic view taken at Madison Square, New York City, on February 17, 1902. A portion of the New York Fire Department is seen trying to m...

The steamscow passes a pinnace headed in the other direction, then steams on past the huge paddlewheeler.

Shows a pilot climbing over the rail and down a rope ladder. A rowboat, pulled by two men, comes alongside. The pilot jumps in and they pull away. (Ta...

A mini-documentary about microscopic animals created from reused footage.

This parade took place on 16 November 1901. It preceded a series of races over a one mile stretch of the Boulevard. The fastest car did a "memorable 5...

As a woman waits outside of a window, a man rides up on horseback, and she jumps on behind him. As the two of them ride off to elope, one of the man's...

According to Harper's Bazaar (8 March 1884),the Montreal Winter Carnival was founded as a means of promoting tourism to the country, aiming “to show...

The title reads "Hailing Drags". You'd expect some sort of travois affair, but it turns out to be mules hailing sugar cane loaded onto wheeled flats....

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

The ramshackle-looking train on the single-track line pulls into the station, just in front of the siding. People clumb down and go on their ways.

Educational film about the different exercises of which a swimming course for children should consist.

Shows how they cut the wool off of sheep.

The children come sliding down the hill on their sleds, and run the gauntlet of volleys of snowballs thrown by boys on both sides of the street.

The camera was placed in almost the center of the compound area by the exhibit buildings, and the cameraman began to photograph and pan his camera sim...

In this picture a fine idea of the jockeying and start is given, showing Shamrock III. very close, the sailors running back and forth as she passes th...