Most Viewed Year 1900 - 5

Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.

A view of Dam Square and the Damrak. To the right the 'Beurs van Zocher', the commodity exchange building of architect J.D. Zocher.

A very simple gag film as a young lady substitutes herself for a dummy in order to play a practical joke on an artist.

The Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre was a special pavilion at the 1900 Paris World's Fair which featured filmed performances presented with...

Panorama of the Quai de la Seine, Paris, France.

George Mélies made a version of this a few years later, often titled Une Indigestion, but Guy-Blaché’s earlier film Chirurgie Fin...

Footage from the dawn of film taken in Belle Époque-era Paris, France from 1896-1900.

A group of tambours and dancers in traditional outfits pass the camera.

Overview of the Alexandre III bridge during the World Exhibition in Paris.

"Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is...

A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.

Stairs from the Pont de l'Alma.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

A huge fly is bothering an old gentleman, who is trying to take a nap. The old gentleman, after standing the torment as long as he can, jumps up and...