1896 Movies

Police parade in Germany.

Children diving into the river.

A tram passes by a couple of times.

A tram arrives to pick up passengers.

Early film footage of fun fair workers and revelers at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, taken by pioneer James Williamson in around 1896. At a fair at...

Workers fill in a large hole left by an uprooted tree, while others pick up ropes.

A look at a public square in Paris.

A short look at Surf Ave., Coney Island.

This attractively composed one-shot film offers viewers an uncomplicated view of waves crashing against rocks.

A staged scene of a mugging on a London street. The interesting feature here is the hand controlled flashing light street sign used in the backdrop, s...

directed by Lumière brothers. 1896

A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs away...

"These rocks, near Biarritz, are very well known. The scene shows the rough sea hitting their feet. There are no characters." Lumiere brothers

This was one of a number of films made to exploit the filmic possibilities of flowing water in the wake of the popular appeal of Rough Sea at Dover.

This is just at the title suggests. it's the McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton