1897 Movies

The main market square in the heart of Brussels.

Panoramic views taken from a boat circling the battleships.

Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.

A maid is out walking with her young charge when a soldier takes the boy's place.

Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.

Three groups of Chasseurs Alpins successively climb a portico.

Chasseurs Alpins move back and forth, maneuvering their rifles in front of them.

The arrival of King Rama V, the king of Siam, in Switzerland.

Pedestrian and cart traffic in the street.

A cuirassier is courting a nanny; he has placed his helmet beside him. The baby, amused, puts the helmet on its head and leaves its cap in its place....