1899 Movies

Two grotesque minstrels are seen playing beneath a fair lady's window. She appears, and encourages one of them. The disappointed minstrel thereupon kicks the favored suitor with such force that it lifts him up to the second story window, and into the arms of t...

Short documentary directed by Ángel García Cardona. It is considered the first picture to be filmed in Valencia.

A view of the arch from Fifth Avenue, the day after the great Dewey parade, showing the crowd of sight-seers, traffic, etc.

A monkey and his trainer do acrobatics in a small enclosure.

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

The cook in the kitchen leaves a pan of potatoes while she answers the door bell. Willie takes advantage of her absence to put the potatoes in the refrigerator and fill the pan with water, putting it up on the cupboard. Bridget returns and tries to get the pan...

A carriage draws up, wheeling to a stop right in front of the camera. There is a cut and the camera has drawn back. The duchess steps out, pauses, then is on her way.

The dispersal of the Companies following the review of the 1st and 2nd Life Guards by Queen Victoria at Spital Barracks. The Companies, drawn up in single file, march towards the rear of the barracks before dispersal.

The Passing of the Armoured Train - A large group of British soldiers are seen digging entrenchment's under the supervision of officers. A brief second shot shows an armoured train going past. The first film of British troops at the front taken during the war.

"Rodzajowe scenki warszawskie" is a Polish silent film directed by Bolesław Matuszewski, showcasing everyday life and urban scenes from Warsaw at the turn of the 20th century. The film features a series of genre-based scenes, providing a fascinating glimpse in...

A short documentary depicting the training of circus monkeys.

Showing the chief and his fire wagon, chemical engine, water tower, and several three-horse engines at full speed on their way to the fire, Buffalo, New York.

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

Out at sea with boats passing by.

Military parade in Germany.

Pennsylvania's historic Horseshoe Curve, photographed by an Edison cameraman in 1899.

It looks like peasants dancing in their holiday finery, the women wearing long skirts, the men britches and flowered hats. They set into pairs and walk in a circle, while the fiddler plays.