Close-up of a hand doing magic tricks with coins. Directed by Alf Collins.

Young boys do naval exercises on board a ship.

Looking from left to right, the actor shows the heads of various types of men in ever-changing disguises.

The films shows the arrival of a group from the British court in Tehran from the streets to the palace, in order to gift the Order of Garter to...

Staging of a song by Miguel F. López.

Kissing couple interrupted by the lady's angry father.

The scene is an excavation pit at an unidentified New York City construction site. A crew of six men can be seen shoveling dirt into a four-wheeled...

Promotional film for color photography.

Peter Elfelt filming on a boat sailing in to harbor.

A splendid and exciting run among the skyscrapers. Taken for the city's 250th anniversary celebration.

Native women washing clothes.

Male letter carriers of the U.S. Post Office are the subject of this series on the Postal Department. The camera was placed to show a large number of...

The mistress of a country home is going about inspecting the work done by her servant, when she discovers dust on the railing surrounding the porch,...

Produced by Sociéte A. Lumière (1400)

This film shows a mechanical ride in an amusement park, designed to allow customers to ride down an undulating incline astride wooden horses. Several...

This film was part of a lecture series conducted by Burton Holmes showing a mix of lantern slides and motion pictures of Yosemite entitled, “The...

Silent film.

A Postman Picking up Mail

One of the earliest successful attempts at film in natural colours, made probably by William Norman Lascelles Davidson and Benjamin Jumeaux in...

Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...