Most Viewed Year 1896 - 17

A stationary camera looks across a busy corner toward a store front marked "The Divan." The words "des fees" are beneath. A cortege of Arabs, about...

The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at...

Queen Victoria and family experience the new 'cinematograph process'.

People dismount and mount a gondola.

Lumière Brothers film automobiles driving at the Champs-Elysées.

Alice Guy-Blaché's second film for Gaumont.

Alice Guy-Blaché's third film for Gaumont.

Children dig for clams on the beach

Lumiere short

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

Pedestrian and vehicles traffic on the Mittlere Brücke in Basel, Switzerland.

A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs...

Asian and Near Eastern diplomats and royalty file past the camera on their way to the coronation of Czar Nicholas II of Russia.

Short made in Mexico.

The Tsar visits the Russian embassy

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

Staged boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope, with a round, interval, and knockout.

Pelicans move