1896 Movies

In front of a fountain, passers-by greet each other.

In a garden, four elephants and then two donkeys led by the keepers give rides to visitors followed by pedestrians and riders.

An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where h...

Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features dancing on her toes. She dances on one toe for part of the perfor...

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing crowds...

The steamship “Genève” docks: on the quay, two men moor it while gangways are put in place. The passengers disembark.

At the launch of a ship, of which we can only see the hull, the audience moves aside.

A Javanese juggler performs various exercises in front of his compatriots.

Traffic of pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages; passage of a steam-powered wagon pulling a tipper.

While trying to get a suitable pose for a constantly moving client, a photographer knocks over his camera and appears to be very unhappy about the inc...

Men and women take turns performing short Russian dance figures.

A small boy feeds his dog sugar cane by making him perform high jumps.

Abyssinian warriors carrying people dressed in ancient costumes, parade, escorted by dragons.

The Tsar travels to Paris.

Pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the square.