1897 Movies

Two carriages pass by, including that of Bey Ali ibn Husayn, each under escort.

The Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

A line is shot to the man clinging to the overturned boat. He fastens it to his body using all his fast failing strength. The crew pull him through th...

Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.

A moving image of the docks of Liverpool. Lumière Catalogue No. 704.

A series of actuality films showing the procession to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.

Panoramic view of the banks of the River Nile.

Men run a training course

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

Two teams of artillery carriages, parading side by side past the grandstand during the inauguration ceremony of President McKinley in Washington DC.

Clarence Dock

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

Film produced by John Le Couteur for Gaumont, using a 60mm Demeny camera, showing part of the procession to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond jubil...

A 19th century wire-walker performs his stage act on a woman's clothesline. An early comedy by pioneer director Robert W. Paul.

Short film from (1897)

Officers and soldiers, followed by a military band, parade in front of decorated grandstands.