1897 Movies

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

People walking around the campus. The view shows an immense arch in the background through which are seen coming groups of students, some walking, oth...

Men on field. Boxing. Both wear numbers on back. Large round-hose swings. Several men apparently refereeing. One with striped pants. Possible at west...

A view of the Great Sphinx with two of Giza's pyramids in the background. A caravan passes the scene.

Chasseurs Alpins march past, with music.

Chasseurs Alpins are giving a demonstration of weapons handling.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Angelic and demonic serpentine dance from dawn of cinema. Hand-colored frame by frame. Lumière no. 765 or 765.1 (colorized, different dancer?).

One of the sights of San Francisco. A 50-foot slide is used by the bathers, who toboggan down its slippery surface in all positions...

“Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific. The boat shows large and clear with smoke coming from the stack....

A roller skater performs a series of eccentric exercises.

Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera...

A short reenactment of a scene from Goethe's Faust.

As people board boats, the steamboat "France" is about to dock.