1896 Movies

Part of a series of military views produced by Eugène Pirou

Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera.

Geneva (Exhibition 1896): back to the barn.

A barber's customer is not accustomed to the blade. Luckily, the coiffeur has a modern solution.

Young people are having a sack race between two rows of spectators who are greatly amused by the falls and various adventures of this amusing contest.

4 horse drawn fire brigade carts pull out from Newcastle fire station in the UK as part of a filmed demonstration

Black people are cleaning and washing the floor.

In a square, among the passers-by, three men are cutting and carrying away firewood.

This film documents the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race including footage of the crowd watching the race.

A clip by Gabriel Veyre showing horses galloping at a Mexican festival.

The short film is just a shot of the Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race. However, it is extremely important because, filmed on March 30 1895...

Filmed in 1896 by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière company, this short actuality presents one of the earliest traveling shots in cinema. With the came...

Three cats take turns jumping to grab the food that a woman's hand is holding above them.

A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne refers to a one-minute film recorded in October 1896 by English film pioneer Robert William Paul. According to s...

Boules game in Lyon

The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at le...

On the platform, passengers wait for the train to enter the station. Employees open the doors: people on the platform approach the carriages, while ot...

“These two views were taken in Stuttgart during a festival.” A group of musicians on horseback, in Renaissance costume, parade along the road. Delegat...