1899 Movies

An exhibition of water throwing by the Ocean Company of Green, N.Y., using an old-fashioned hand power engine.

"A splendid marching picture of the brave Gordons in bearskins and kilts passing before Lord Wolseley."

A scene in Amsterdam.

Out at sea with boats passing by.

"A little girl feeding a puppy with a bottle of milk. A very cunning and interesting subject."

This is a ladies cycling display in the summer of 1899 in London, England. It is a display/show by the Catford Cycling Club.

"In this picture is shown a group of ten of the most magnificent St. Bernard dogs in the world; all of them being many times prize winners. The dogs c...

To film the tapes, the operator leaves Lima, ascends the central Andes of Peru on the way to the town of La Oroya and descends to the edge of the jung...

Footage from the Boer War.

Filmed by an anonymous, itinerant foreign cameraman. Chanchamayo is a destination for immigrants encouraged by the colonization policies established b...

A simple - and simply mesmerising - film of waves breaking on a rocky shore.

Taken from the front end of a locomotive following an express train at high speed around the high curves of the Ninth Avenue Elevated, from the 104th...

Showing the employees leaving the factory at noon.

"Rodzajowe scenki warszawskie" is a Polish silent film directed by Bolesław Matuszewski, showcasing everyday life and urban scenes from Warsaw at the...

A cab is hailed in front of a palatial mansion by a gentleman who wishes a score of people driven to another part of the city. A clown jumps out and a...

"Taken from moving cable car leaving Brooklyn train yard, crossing entire span and arriving at New York terminus in City Hall station."

A spy rejects a bandage and is shot by a firing squad.

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