1896 Movies

Game of marbles between four or five boys.

Passersby stroll through the market aisles.

A mother takes her children for a walk, lifts her baby girl out of the buggy and gently sets her down to the ground. She then moves a few steps away and calls her name, to demonstrate that her baby can walk.

Porters carry parcels and goods across the footbridge, while steam exits from the side of the building.

Dragoons split into two lines and dismount.

Javanese dancers performing a folk dance.

Workers are leaving the Lumière factory.

This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beautiful Susquehanna River. The train is seen rapidly approaching in the distance, clearly outlined against the grey mountains. Smoke can be seen pouring in volumes from the...

On a street, a man greets passers-by and welcomes two cyclists and three horse riders who stop along the sidewalk.

“These two views were taken during the celebrations given in 1896 on the occasion of the millennium of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary.” Horsemen and foot soldiers parade, all dressed in historical uniforms.

Parade of chasseurs and spahis.

A boat returns to port, where passengers are helped ashore.

Departure of cars of different models for the Paris-Meulan excursion.

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

Trilby lounges on a table with her shoes off, smoking, laughing, enjoying a piece of cake, and kissing her friend in a scene from the popular eponymous novel and stage play. Now lost, it is considered the first book-to-film adaptation.

View not found (judging from the photo in the photographic plates, it is the continuation of the procession).

Asian and Near Eastern diplomats and royalty file past the camera on their way to the coronation of Czar Nicholas II of Russia.

Pelicans frolic around and in a pool. A keeper comes to feed them.

Passengers leaving a ship in Lyon.