Edison Studios Movies

Footage of the 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, showing uniformed players in action along with vie...

In this movie, dancer Ella Lola performs a Turkish variation of a "Danse Du Ventre", the oriental belly dance. In her dance she shakes, twists and tur...

At the Armour & Co. Chicago yard. Two railroad tracks dominate the center and right half of the frame as we look down about 40 meters where an overpas...

A parade of soldiers.

New York City welcome to Sampson's Fleet after the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba.

Reenactment of action in the Spanish-American War.

The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

Two silent films capture a panoramic view of the 'Rue de l'Avenir', an electric powered moving walkway displayed at the Exposition Universelle in Pari...

Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

Taken on 'Lucky' Baldwin's ranch, Santa Anita, Cal. Shows an engine and five cars approaching from a distance.

A short look at Surf Ave., Coney Island.

The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving its...

Well-to-do Mr. and Mrs. Gilton live next door to a large family, the Biltons, that struggles to make ends meet. Despite their desire to be friendly, M...

Cud McGiven applies for employment in a Bowery restaurant. The restaurant is conducted by a German, who engages Cud. Whenever Cud finds himself alone...

Chinese passengers make their way down the wharf. Two chair bearers are soliciting fares, but without any success.

“This shows the Fire Department leaving headquarters for an early morning fire. The scene is remarkable for its natural effect. The opening of the eng...

The father of a working class family is having trouble finding a job, because the local textile mill is hiring only inexpensive child labor. Reluctant...

A beautiful panoramic view of lower New York from Barclay Street to Battery Park, showing a beautiful stereoscopic effect of the sky-scrapers in the b...

A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee in Ohio in...

A beautiful and intelligent horse is carried off North after his master, a Confederate soldier, is shot and left for dead. After many unusual and crue...