Most Viewed Year 1894 - 2

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns...

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a...

Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.

Early Edison film.

"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison...

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.

A charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored.

A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...

Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film

Sequel to Rats and Terrier No. 2

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.

A short film made by Emile Reynaud

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

Sequel to the Rats and Terrier series

1894 black and white short by Georges Demenÿ depicting a woman in a dress sitting in chair who hides her face behind a giant fan.

The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an...

Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

Two Mexican men duel with knives.