Edison Studios Movies

  • 1913
    Bread on the Waters

    Bread on the Waters

    Bread on the Waters

    91913HD

    A son, down and out on liquor, finds redemption.

    Bread on the Waters
  • 1897
    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    3.71897HD

    From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains, trolley...

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
  • 1894
    Band Drill

    Band Drill

    Band Drill

    3.81894HD

    A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns a...

    Band Drill
  • 1901
    Jeffries Skipping the Rope

    Jeffries Skipping the Rope

    Jeffries Skipping the Rope

    91901HD

    A splendid subject, showing the champion heavyweight of the world, exercising in his training headquarters. After showing his skill in side-stepping,...

    Jeffries Skipping the Rope
  • 1898
    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    Observation Train Following Parade

    3.81898HD

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

    Observation Train Following Parade
  • 1912
    Children Who Labor

    Children Who Labor

    Children Who Labor

    4.71912HD

    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...

    Children Who Labor
  • 1913
    John Manley's Awakening

    John Manley's Awakening

    John Manley's Awakening

    101913HD

    John Manley one day learns to his great sorrow that Caroline Hastings, whom he was going to ask to be his wife, is already betrothed to another.

    John Manley's Awakening
  • 1912
    An Old Fashioned Elopement

    An Old Fashioned Elopement

    An Old Fashioned Elopement

    81912HD

    Short comedy

    An Old Fashioned Elopement
  • 1898
    Union Iron Works

    Union Iron Works

    Union Iron Works

    4.21898HD

    "Here was built the peerless battleship 'Oregon.' The scene is taken at lunch hour, and shows a great throng of employees leaving the shop."

    Union Iron Works
  • 1899
    Love and War

    Love and War

    Love and War

    51899HD

    A soldier is promoted for bravery, marries a Red Cross girl, and goes home to his parents.

    Love and War
  • 1912
    A Suffragette in Spite of Himself

    A Suffragette in Spite of Himself

    A Suffragette in Spite of Himself

    5.81912HD

    A gentleman who's opposed to and mocks women's suffrage goes for a walk and unknowingly becomes an advertisement for it.

    A Suffragette in Spite of Himself
  • 1903
    Chicago-Michigan Football Game

    Chicago-Michigan Football Game

    Chicago-Michigan Football Game

    5.51903HD

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

    Chicago-Michigan Football Game
  • 1903
    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River

    5.41903HD

    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...

    Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
  • 1899
    Fun in Camp

    Fun in Camp

    Fun in Camp

    51899HD

    “Showing a group of soldiers and Red Cross nurses being amused by a number of small children who are riding upon the backs of trick bears. A remarkabl...

    Fun in Camp
  • 1917
    The Awakening of Ruth

    The Awakening of Ruth

    The Awakening of Ruth

    01917HD

    Ruth Hoagland grows up on the Florida Keys with no companion other than her father, a half-witted fisherman who spends most of his time hunting for bu...

    The Awakening of Ruth
  • 1896
    Feeding the Doves

    Feeding the Doves

    Feeding the Doves

    5.21896HD

    A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the...

    Feeding the Doves
  • 1897
    Boat Wagon and Beach Cart

    Boat Wagon and Beach Cart

    Boat Wagon and Beach Cart

    51897HD

    Two carts, one with a boat on it, are being pushed out of a garage.

    Boat Wagon and Beach Cart
  • 1900
    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde

    6.21900HD

    Taken from an automobile. This picture was taken during the fashionable driving hour, making a complete circle of the Place de la Concorde, passing hu...

    Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde
  • 1900
    Panoramic View of Newport

    Panoramic View of Newport

    Panoramic View of Newport

    5.41900HD

    Possibly the sensation of the flight of a bird can be nearest realized by being on deck of one of the U.S. Government's fleet torpedo boats racing at...

    Panoramic View of Newport
  • 1900
    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo

    4.21900HD

    Filmed off the coast of Rhode Island, this Edison short takes place on the U.S. torpedo boat Morris as we see some men loading up a torpedo that is ev...

    Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo