Most Viewed Year 1903 - 13

This lost film from Bengali filmmaker Hiralal Sen is sometimes considered the first feature-length film in Indian history. It recorded a full...

The film opens with a man standing at the brow of a hill looking off to his left as a black man pushing a cart passes behind him in the other...

About 20 residents of Pawtucket, R.I., line one side of a street in view of a stationary camera.

Excerpts of a 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Includes views of the uniformed players, the...

First is shown a fine panoramic view of the grandstand at the Yale field, showing the enormous gathering of football enthusiasts who have come from...

Shows a number of boys bathing in a fountain on the East Side. While they are at the height of their amusement, which consists of splashing the...

Solo from 'La sylphide' (1836), ballet by August Bournonville. Performed by Ellen Price (1878-1968), soloist from 1903. Ellen Price's dancing in Hans...

Princess Marie (1865-1909), born Princess of Orléans, great granddaughter of the French King Ludvig-Filip (1773-1850), who was king of France...

A cook and his assistant are seen preparing dinner. While cook leaves the room he cautions his assistant to watch the pot so that it will not boil...

Turn of the century rugby league.

A gentleman is here shown partaking of a little lunch of bread and cheese, and occasionally is seen to glance at his morning paper through a reading...

Bradford City's first ever home league game after switching from rugby league football to association football in 1903.

This Danish film shows us a young woman doing a dance, which translates to tarantula. According to the brief bio over at the Europa Film Treasures...

A legless beggar sits in front of a church. Some people pass him by, others give him some money. Finally a flic demands his permit. The beggar hands...

Film taken from a boat heading down the Hudson is shown at varying speeds, often giving a sense of rapid transit.

The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: The camera was positioned on the southeast corner of O'Farrell Street and Van Ness Avenue,...

Two men do a mixed act of high-bar acrobatics and tumbling, knocking each other down and tumbling on and off stage in this short film from Pathe...

This film shows a mechanical ride in an amusement park, designed to allow customers to ride down an undulating incline astride wooden horses. Several...

A celebratory country dance.