1906 Movies

The camera scrolls through a landscape to reveal the aftermath of a huge gas explosion.

Shows Chinatown in ruins after the 1906 earthquake.

Immigrants and boats departing and arriving at Ellis Island.

This pseudo-newsreel uses special effects to illustrate the fire caused by the San Francisco earthquake. A miniature model of downtown San Francisco i...

This one-reel documentary is pretty much what it says in the title. Cavalrymen ride their horses, first over low hedges, then over increasingly rough...

On her wedding night a bride undresses. The bridegroom is horrified when his new wife takes out her false teeth and removes her wig.

A panoramic view of Market Street San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906

Although the title proclaims this to be Athens 1896, the first Olympic Games of the modern era, this film is almost certainly of the so-called Interca...

This is an excellent and spirited picture of fine quality depicting the international curling contests in Switzerland, showing the Scotch champion tea...

Two tunnel workers are fighting over the wife of one, who's also involved with the other. Suddenly an explosion occurs. Instead of fighting, they help...

Indian Freedom Fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak bathes in the river Ganges. One of the first moving images captured in India. The beginning of Indian docum...

A bunch of men on horseback gallop past people near a shack in this short shot by Robert K.Bonine.

It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains. Within seconds of the chimney's collapse, crowds swarm in to inspect the s...

Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

In 1906 a cameraman boarded a streetcar in Boston and rode around the city, wherever that vehicle took him. The film is exceptional, because it shows...

Julot goes out into society for the first time. He is in his sunday best, but looks ridiculous. After many mistakes and faux-pas he is chased out by t...

A short clip showing Holger Drachmann.

Film showing the results of an earthquake in San Francisco on 18th April 1906 which caused great destruction.

This Walter G. Chase film about epileptic seizures was photographed from a single camera position against a backdrop of dark canvas.

A gentleman visits a hair consultant for his baldness problems. The latter recommends a new lotion. The gentleman lets himself be convinced and a bell...