Zowonedwa Kwambiri Chaka 1896 - 1

“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his...

The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896,...

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

A short clip of United States military on horses

A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

Rollerskating in Central Park.

Watering the Flowers (French: L'Arroseur) was an 1896 French short comedy film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by...

Walking four abreast, in groups of six rows, 144 of Chicago's finest parade past a stationary camera. Each of the six groups that pass is escorted by...

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

A royal wedding procession.

A stationary camera looks west across Niagara Falls from the United States' side (the Niagara River rushes toward the falls from right to left)....

A black and white short from the Lumière brothers in which a crowds is filmed at the Place de l'Opèra in Paris.

Félicien Trewey swirls a large white ribbon around him.

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