1897 Movies

"As performed by Annabelle, the famous premier danseuse. A charmingly graceful representation of the light and airy flight of a butterfly. Beautiful w...

At the waterfront in Szczecin

'The 'Nordland,' and 'Teutonic,' two well-known transatlantic steamers proceeding out of New York Harbor at full speed, bound for their trip across th...

Shows the discomfiture of those who are seated behind large hats at the theatre.

1897 indian short

Filming of the waves in Orzán Beach, Galicia (Spain).

Comic hijinks with a malodorous tramp

Arguably the first film to be produced in Galicia (Spain).

Phantom ride shot from the engine front as a steam train pulling away from Wormit station in Fife, crossing the Tay rail bridge and passing south boun...

Queen Victoria at a Buckingham Palace garden party held in June 1897, following the diamond jubilee celebrations.

Comedy short set in a restaurant. Shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

The Spectacular Dancer in five NEW bewildering and sensational dances (#233-237). [This is likely the first of the five from the 1897 Catalogue: Ediso...

Crawford's had a store in Madison Square, New York. The horse-drawn buses were typical and can be seen in photographs of Madison Square at this date.

Hyde Park Corner, with crowds and horse-drawn traffic, at the time of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Produced by Paul's Animatograph Works. Culled...

A large ship embarking.

Mounted soldiers crossing a river.