1896 Movies

Workers fill in a large hole left by an uprooted tree, while others pick up ropes.

A man and a girl approach, while three riders pass in rapid succession across the field.

"This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the c...

Pedestrian and cart traffic in front of the Toledo Gate.

A very graceful dance with voluminous draperies, by Annabelle Moore, well-known on the metropolitan stage.

Parade of a regiment of lancers.

Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital (...

Pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the bridge.

Bustle on the avenue.

A look at a public square in Paris.

Dangled precariously off a boat, a baby falls into the river. Many people on the bank quickly scramble to its rescue.

Early film footage of fun fair workers and revelers at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, taken by pioneer James Williamson in around 1896. At a fair at...

Brooklyn, Fulton Street

A burning wagon is dragged from the barn by the firemen, and four horses are rescued from the flames by the stablemen. Thick volumes of smoke pour fro...

Fire brigade response to an alarm in Berlin.

This film documents the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race including footage of the crowd watching the race.

A procession of men and women in different groups, some of whom are carrying banners.