Most Viewed Year 1899 - 7

“Another exhibition by Prof. Leonidas' troop of cats and dogs. One of the dogs is shown stealing his dinner from the table in his master's...

A parade of soldiers.

People spill drink on themselves, supposedly after a poker game during the Yukon Gold Rush.

The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.

A dancing girl.

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...

The milk of human unkindness flows in this 1899 revenge comedy from the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, in which a put-upon dairymaid throws...

From a single camera position, two young women are photographed lighting a cigarette. After several puffs, one of the young ladies becomes faint, and...

The cook in the kitchen leaves a pan of potatoes while she answers the door bell. Willie takes advantage of her absence to put the potatoes in the...

Shows a group of sailors and an officer at the stern. The flag runs out in a ball to the end of the staff, and, at the signal, is broken. Proudly the...

A short film

Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks. The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal attire at Southampton...

Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.

King Umberto I and his Staff, on horseback, parade in front of foot soldiers standing at attention.

"This is taken from the front end of a locomotive following an express train at high speed around the high curves, from the 104th to 116 Street...

Panorama of a mountainside railroad.

The busy Frederick Street in Berlin.