1897 Movies

Remake of the 1895 by the Lumière Brothers. A similar scene is filmed from a different angle, and a young man has replaced the prankster child.

Staged assassination from the Lumiere company.

A lost film directed by Georges Melies

As the only survivor of a battle, a cavalryman heroically defends his flag.

Daily practice of life boat crew, showing boat being upset purposely by the men. As these boats are self-righting and self-bailing, the scene is parti...

1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance.

From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains, trolley...

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel. The family, in ga...

“A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight. During the action th...

The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is removed in a stretcher.

Early water rollercoaster-type ride.

"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.

Officers and soldiers, followed by a military band, parade in front of decorated grandstands.

At the Charles River Speedway in Allston (Boston Massachusetts),cyclists on six-man bikes hold a race.

Street scene in Liverpool.