1899 Movies

"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."

Close shot of 4.7" naval gun pointing to the left with group of British naval ratings standing around it. The gun fires and the men run up to reload,...

Film shot from a ship at sea.

Men leaving for a fox hunt.

Carriages travel down the Champs Elysée.

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Filmed on January 1, 1899, this Edison short shows a victory march by General Lee and the Seventh Army Corps. When watching these early films it's bes...

This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later...

A group of acrobats form human pyramids.

The Astor Battery became famous after the Spanish-American war and these young men are on display in this Edison short, which was shot on Saturday, Ja...

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Du Paty de Clam requests Captain Dreyfus to write as he dictates for the purpose of ascertaining whether his handwriting conforms to that of the Borde...

Arrival of Commander Marchand at Military Circle in Paris.

Shot of rocks being swept by the sea.

Following a shot of a newspaper that outlines the hardships of living in the Klondike, there are scenes a typical Klondike town, of people on a raft,...

Spectators on the quayside at Southampton wave farewell as the crowded troopship Roslin Castle moves away to the right of the picture. Large numbers o...