1898 Movies

Footage of the Chicago fire department in the 1890s.

A depiction in the hanging of Edward Heinson, an assumed criminal assault convict in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then perform...

A man of at least five faces.

Despite the title, the most one can glean from this very short short is a bunch of guys having fun in a harbor.

March Past During Corpus Christi Feast in Hradčany

An amusing picture showing a quarrel between an elderly husband and his young wife, and a joyful reconciliation.

Man in roman costume carves figure of girl in doorway. As he finishes, the statue comes to life. The man expresses great love and desire for her, but...

Worthing waves at us in this mesmerising early film.

Santa Claus comes down the chimney and delivers toys to the children.

"Here is a film, one of the finest of its kind, portraying a number of colored professionals in their favorite pastime, a cake walk. This is a winner...

Cops chase a pair of burglars on the rooftops of the city. Gaston Breteau filmed the original film in early 1898 for Lumiére, and also the remake in l...

Work on the wreck of the ship "Maine."

Leopoldo Fregoli pose as various composers.

The ghost of a man's twin shows him a vision of how he was killed in a duel.

A scene showing the singing of "La Marseillaise".

A preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin, performs acrobatic stunts for the camera.

A staged actuality attributed to the Biograph Company, produced during the Spanish–American War. The film depicts a Jack Tar climbing a mast in Puerto...

A deserter hidden by his mother is found by army police.