A film from the UK based Mitchell & Kenyon.

Edwardian crowds enjoy a fancy-dress swimming race.

A man tries to climb ito bed to get a night's sleep. Every time he does, the bed suddenly is someplace else and he falls on the floor.

This picture shows the interior of a well-known theatre. Two hayseeds occupy the front seats and an idea can be gained of the merits of the play by...

A man sees his head go from bald to full of long, luxurious hair in this delightful trick film.

Close view of legs and feet passing a basement window.

Panoramic view of the McKinley homestead, Canton, O., on the morning of the funeral, showing large crowds passing the house, which was under military...

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...

The camera was positioned on the edge of a large public swimming pool. Many children jump in the water from the edge of the pool opposite the camera...

"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.

Studies on human pathological locomotion.

Lancashire's St Helens, in hooped shirts, visited Cheshire rivals Warrington for this early Edwardian game. As in other Mitchell and Kenyon rugby...

A companion picture to No. 1964 ('Cutting Sugar Cane' (1901) (q.v.)), and equally interesting.

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

A characteristic and instructive scene, showing natives at work. The picture is exceedingly well arranged.

One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit...

A short film

Some factories are so much the centre of their town that they begin to define it. 'Pilks' wasn't yet the industrial giant it would become, but it was...

Silent Film

Two comedians are washing at basins. One covers himself in white soap lather, but slyly gives blacking to his fellow, who applies vigorously.

Silent film

Children throw snowballs at passersby, including a policeman.

Mitchell & Kenyon.

Mitchell & Kenyon.

Mitchell & Kenyon.

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

Here the yachts are both sailing under a twenty-knot breeze, and the effect is most beautiful as they turn the stake, the Shamrock leading by...

Single shot of the finish of a rowing race at Henley Regatta.

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...

A fishing boat is unloaded and the fish are sorted.

Before the rise of trade unions and the arrival of the welfare state, membership of a mutual Friendly Society, such as the Oddfellows, provided some...

These mesmerising scenes were captured outside soap and chemical manufacturers William M. Gossage and Sons. Located on the west Bank of the St...

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...

Someone is rescued after falling out of a boat.