1897 Movies

Various parts of the procession to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.

Firefighters at work in Belfast.

Mephistopheles demands that Faust kill Marguerite.

"The picture shows the Devil working at a fire. Two cavaliers appear, and the Devil takes the form of a seer, old, bent and wrinkled. Then he disappea...

“These views were taken in a village of Aschantis which was set up in Lyon at the time of the Exhibition. All these views are very interesting; their...

A battle between two people, each placed in a barrel that tips over when the movements are too hasty.

Panorama of Constantinople from the river.

Patients are conveyed in carriages toward the shrine in Lourdes.

This view depicts a scene of a boat rapidly descending onto rails and plunging into a basin filled with water; the passengers then disembark.

Panoramic view of Constantinople.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

This silent film documents the event at the Vulkan Shipyard in Stettin on April 14, 1897. It is a very early film recording showing the launch of the...

A fight breaks out between two men in medieval Stockholm, Sweden.

Cow herding.