Most Viewed Year 1900 - 1

Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography. Made by one of the...

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.

A turn-of-the-last-century hand-tinted short, which features two women, Miss Lally and Miss Julyett, dancing at a ball. By the legendary French...

A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.

A man takes off his clothes in preparation for bed, only for new clothes to spontaneously generate, leading to comical consternation.

A Chinese dragon parade.

First of a series of films showing visitors to the Paris Exposition 1900 standing on a mobile wooden platform.

As the camera looks down an open road, a horse and carriage approaches, and passes by to one side of the field of view. Soon afterwards, an...

People gather at the exit of the St. Trophime cathedral in Arles.

Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.

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

Traditional dance to a flute tune.

Passengers travelling in litters in the French protectorate of Annam

With a crowded arena in the background, a stationary camera records a bull charging a picador astride his horse. An attendant on foot throws stones...

Sailors row a whaling boat in a medium-tight shot.

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...

An elderly gentleman in a silk hat sits on a stool in front of a store on the main street of town. He has a telescope that focuses on the ankle of a...