Most Viewed Year 1901 - 14

Mitchell & Kenyon.

A young girl reciting "The Star Spangled Banner" in sign language as taught at Gallaudet Institute.

Silent short film portraying photographer Pedro Sanquirico.

Northern Union from 1901

A young nurse is seated asleep on a bench with a small infant in her lap, while directly opposite her can be seen an old gentleman also snoozing. Two...

"Ballyhoo" cakewalk by the colored troupe of the Old Plantation.

In recording this scene the position of our camera was an excellent one, and we present to the public a most perfect picture of the train’s...

Shows the streets of Norwich filmed from the upper storey of a moving tram in 1901.

A snow covered slope with narrow trail is seen in the foreground of this picture. In the distance, some figures are seen approaching. As they draw...

An extraordinary window on to the heart of cosmopolitan Shanghai over a hundred years ago - a true melting pot of cultures. Today the city's main...

People ice skating.

A fishing boat is unloaded and the fish are sorted.

Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

If there ever was any footage of actual play in St Helens 6-3 victory over the previous season's Challenge Cup winners, it's now sadly lost. But at...

A crowd of young boys scampers past, mildly shepherded by female teachers. Some more tightly marshalled older groups follow behind, while pairs of...

Nearly a century after Nelson's famous victory, the British were still celebrating his achievements and by extension the British Navy, which had...

This film captures both the build-up and the impressive parade itself, involving a brass band and then a lengthy march-past of what must surely have...

Filmed from the front of a tram, this is a fine example of the popular early film form known as a 'phantom ride', shot from a moving vehicle to give...

A panoramic view taken from Young's Pier, showing the boardwalk, the auditorium pier, new steel pier...