A dramatic dance, filmed by Paul Nadar in 1898. Preserved by Langlois' Cinematheque.

A short look at Surf Ave., Coney Island.

Some men are playing a game on the beach, while some ladies with their backs to the cameras watch. A donkey cart ambles by.

“Film could do more than record and recreate; it could invent new stories. Comic incidents like this were improvised from the earliest days, and...

Shows a merry-go-round and some people sitting in a doorway while street traffic goes by.

Bains sur le Rhône short film from 1896 by Louis Lumière.

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

The best-known "name" train of its day behind the most famous of all 4-4-0 locomotives, the 999---synonymous with speed in the early years of the...

Arrival of a railway train.

On a makeshift stage three pairs face-to-face in peasant clothes are dancing Minho's traditional step dance. The clothes are more close to Santarém...

Children diving into the river.

A tram passes by a couple of times.

Persimmon winning the 1896 Epsom Derby. Not to be confused with 'The Derby 1985' from the same director.

A bullfight in Mexico.

A man and a girl approach, while three riders pass in rapid succession across the field.

Governor Thomas Lord Brassey and his entourage walk past, under the watchful eye of the police and the cheers of the crowd.

Men walk by as a dog lays about. Just out of view, a crippled man is begging for money.