Most Viewed Year 1900 - 12

Near the main entrance. Hundreds of carriages and characteristic Parisian busses are passing.

This picture shows an old gentleman seated at his shaving table. The razor is evidently giving him a great deal of trouble...

A man misses his train due to his clothes turning into other types of clothes.

A short film

The reception to the future King Edward VII upon his arrival to Edinburgh in 1899.

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was...

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

The funeral of composer Johan Peter Emilius Hartmanns in Vor Frue Kirke.

The film is a panorama shot-scene lasting just under a minute. The panorama film, as coined by Lumière, is a moving-camera shot--usually...

Possibly the sensation of the flight of a bird can be nearest realized by being on deck of one of the U.S. Government's fleet torpedo boats racing at...

Four men each hold a large slice of watermelon, and have a race to see who can finish eating first. All four move quickly, but one man seems to be...

Shows a party of English people in their chairs. This is the only safe way of getting about in Canton, as the streets are indescribably filthy.

Parody of an unknown melodrama of the period.

An early variety performance with synchronised gramophone sound. Thought to be an early version of The Blind Boy (1917).

Photographed February-March, 1898 in Canton, China

This 270-degree panorama in England starts on Bristol's iconic suspension bridge - an engineering triumph designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The...

This very dramatic scene appears to come from the heart of the Boer War action, but on closer inspection it is clear that Joe Rosenthal staged this...

Jeanne Chasles and Achille Viscusi dances.

Hi-jinx with a clown photographer

3 women dance