Most Viewed Year 1901 - 12

A young nurse is seated asleep on a bench with a small infant in her lap, while directly opposite her can be seen an old gentleman also snoozing. Two...

"Ballyhoo" cakewalk by the colored troupe of the Old Plantation.

An extraordinary window on to the heart of cosmopolitan Shanghai over a hundred years ago - a true melting pot of cultures. Today the city's main...

With the exception of this film there are absolutely no genuine moving picture films representing genuine prize fights on the market. The prize fight...

People ice skating.

This parade took place on 16 November 1901. It preceded a series of races over a one mile stretch of the Boulevard. The fastest car did a "memorable...

A fishing boat is unloaded and the fish are sorted.

If there ever was any footage of actual play in St Helens 6-3 victory over the previous season's Challenge Cup winners, it's now sadly lost. But at...

Some factories are so much the centre of their town that they begin to define it. 'Pilks' wasn't yet the industrial giant it would become, but it was...

Filmed from the front of a tram, this is a fine example of the popular early film form known as a 'phantom ride', shot from a moving vehicle to give...

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York travelled to New Zealand in 1901 to thank New Zealanders for their contribution to the Boer War. Only a...

Prominent people at a funeral.

A panoramic view taken from Young's Pier, showing the boardwalk, the auditorium pier, new steel pier...

A characteristic and instructive scene, showing natives at work. The picture is exceedingly well arranged.

In the background is a row of three-masted sailing ships, at anchor, their sales furled. In the foreground, a simple pier that's more like a yardarm...

A day at the beach in 1901.

Northern Union footage.

"This film shows the citation, presentation, and dedication of a bridge by the Duke of York, later King of England and grandfather of Queen...

Here we show Captain N. P. Nissen, formerly known as Captain Bowser, making a trip through the Whirlpool Rapids in his famous twenty-four foot craft...

Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.