1896 Movies

The veil covering the statue of William I falls away. The crowd stirs, men uncover themselves, and some of the horsemen move.

Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the heyday of the wheeling craze. Old-fashioned horse cars lend...

The rough sea crashing upon rocks.

A firefighter, at the top of the ladder, sprays the building with his hose; to the right, two other hoses are activated.

Filmed during the coronation ceremonies of Nicholas II in Moscow in 1896, this short by Lumière operator Francis Doublier shows the imperial processio...

A regiment marches past behind its officer and musicians.

Start of the Lyon-Geneva bicycle race.

Children drag their nets on the beach at low tide: the girls, with their skirts raised, compete enthusiastically with the boys in this exercise.

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

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a...

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

The crowd gathered along the fence wave their hats at the passing riders, before slowly starting to clear.

A very graceful dance with voluminous draperies, by Annabelle Moore, well-known on the metropolitan stage.

Traffic of pedestrians, trams, and carts at the intersection of two streets.

Several companies of soldiers parade on foot in front of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

“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.” Horsem...

A horse-drawn carriage stops in front of a villa. The residents greet the newcomers, as the coach driver unloads baggages.

Horses and their riders make their way into the compact and agitated crowd of spectators.