The best movies 1897 Pagina 2

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...

This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the title suggests).

A street scene showing parade of the entire Buffalo Police Department, 16 men abreast, with military band.

This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that...

This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...

A ship in a harbor.

Francis Doublier does bicycle tricks in the street.

Passengers disembarking in the port of Nice.

Bustle in the square.

The scene of the overhead crossing of the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads at Elizabeth, N.J. While a Pennsylvania train is passing over the...

Parade of the Prince Carnival float, then of costumed people and horse-drawn carriages.

“These views were taken in a village of Aschantis which was set up in Lyon at the time of the Exhibition. All these views are very interesting;...

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

"It dashes up just in time to gather in the crowd of rowdies that are fighting. The policemen hustle the toughs off to the station house."

From Edison films catalog: The water breaks over the rocks, and is dashed into silvery spray, high into the air. Exceptionally fine water effects.

Pedestrian, tram and carriage traffic on the square.

The finish and weighing out of a running race with nine starters. Won by the famous Clifford, Sloane up.

"The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." -...

From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: The background of this picture is the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, Cal. This observatory, the gift of James Lick,...