Most Viewed Year 1900 - 17

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...

Near the center of this scene we see the regimental surgeon directing the movements of the Ambulance Corps. Tenderly they pick up the unfortunates...

Two sets of images are superimposed. From the side, we see a two-masted ship. Across the deck walks a skeleton. It sits down, its legs akimbo. The...

A very lifelike picture of the famous New York politician and Tammany Hall boss. This picture was taken on Sunday morning [sic] as he was leaving the...

A group of people cross a mountain near Chamonix and are filmed doing so by the Lumière brothers.

The professor shows his power to Mephisto by mysteriously placing a young lady in a swing. Mephisto then shows his power by making the young lady...

A highland fling

Short film about the 25th anniversary celebration of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany.

Parody of an unknown melodrama of the period.

An advertisement made for Dewar's whisky brand.

Shot in 1900, the film is of Elizabeth Yates, a trailblazing woman elected Mayor of Onehunga in 1893 – just a few weeks after New Zealand women...

Showing the Whilrpool Rapids as they are seen from the front of a car on the Great Gorge Road.

From behind a curtain three men appear on screen. The first wears a combination of tuxedo and kilt. The second wears a Scottish kilt and holds a...

Workers of all ages depart Oldroyd's wool mill – and the filmmakers' camera is a subject of curiosity.

The Prince of Wales reviews Paget's Horse, with black dog following.

A white cat is placed on a horse's back, with trainer and two other onlookers. c1900.