An opium smoker intoxicated by this poison, falls asleep and dreams that he is in prison.

Horatio Herbert Kitchener gets an enviable welcome on his return from the Second Boer War.

A man and a woman, both dressed in rough clothing, go around and around, half dancing and half wrestling, until they tumble to the ground in a heap. ...

The earliest surviving Merseyside derby on film catches two of Everton's goals in a 3-1 home win.

A staged interpretation of the "The Cat and the Fiddle" using a combination of actors, a dancing dog, and various stage effects and props.

The well-dressed Edwardian ladies and gents of the county tour the annual agricultural show.

One of the most realistic train pictures ever offered. Taken on the Auburn division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and shows one of the company's...

Here we show Prince Henry and President Roosevelt walking together up the gangway on Shooters Island, N. Y., on their way to the stand on which Miss...

A film from the UK based Mitchell & Kenyon.

Likely the world's oldest color film, shot in 1902. Like other works by Edward R. Turner, there is no indication that it was ever relesead to the...

Alexandra (1844-1925), daughter of Christian IX, married in 1863 to Prince Edward (1841-1910), who after Queen Victoria's death in 1901 became King...

In a bathroom, a big lady undresses. Shot of girl in bath back, perched on a stool watching her through the window over the door. The girl then...

Spirited Ukrainian trepak dance, performed by Russian soloist Wania Tartakoff. (Stumfilm.DK)

The ornate pavilions of cinematographs, boxing booths and menageries at Hull Fair.

In this early adaptation of the Odyssey, three Olympian goddesses compete for beauty.

A porter is endeavoring to clean the windows of a store, when a rather stout lady begins to shake rugs from a window higher up. The porter is annoyed...

A film from the UK based Mitchell & Kenyon.

Rugby league footage from Mitchell & Kenyon.

Horses riding at Kongerevuen.

A parade of horses and vehicles on the Speedway, New York.

The pedestrians are either engrossed by the camera or dodging traffic in this busy thoroughfare in Cork. St Patrick Street buzzes with electric...

We here introduce for the first time, a sublime religious subject, illustrating one of the best known hymns extant. A beautiful girl is seen clinging...

A dozen years before hostilities broke out between Britain and Germany, members of their respective royal families visited the Cork Exhibition...

A comic cops and robbers chase.

Northern Union game from 1902

This is one of nine films in the Mitchell and Kenyon collection relating to this momentous exhibition, a key moment in Cork's early 20th century...

The President is seen standing in front of the Auditorium on a small platform which was built for the occasion. Mrs. Roosevelt is standing at his...

A set of dancers from Algeria perform, though the footage oddly ends with Scottish dancers performing in traditional garb.

These short scenes were filmed in January 1902 in and around Wexford's Bull Ring market, capturing an array of local characters, including a cheery...

A boy releases a mouse and frightens a model.

Agnes May Turner on a swing, early color film.

Filmed around a month before the opening of the exhibition, these scenes show work still being carried out on the grounds, including the water chute...

A splendid view of the color companies of the Gardes Regiments passing in review before Emperor William and his royal guests in front of the...

A man pulls out a bad tooth which is then shown in closeup.

In a crowded London street, sepoys march in full kit. There aren't many details offered for this very short Hepworth picture -- the copy I saw timed...

Northern Union game from 25 Oct 1902

Beginning with panoramic shots of the Colthurst estate and Blarney Castle – already a popular tourist attraction by the Edwardian era – this film...

Short film featuring women training for sportive cycle races. Production company unknown, a print survives at the BFI.

Mitchell & Kenyon.