1897 Movies

Early water rollercoaster-type ride.

Children enjoying the seaside.

A kickboxing movie. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu around the s...

Also known as 'Un incendie à Dublin I', 'Crowds Watch City Fire Brigade' and 'Crowds Watch Dublin Fire Brigade.' Lumiere Catalog no. 710.

Large group of couples dancing.

Loïe Fuller performs a serpentine dance.

The title tells us where we are; the vignette is in two parts, spliced together. On a busy sidewalk, a police officer holds the left arm and a suited...

"The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."

From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains, trolley...

Panoramic view of Constantinople.

Taken at the docks of the Pacific Steamship Co., San Francisco, Cal., which is operated in connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad Co...

Serpentine dance.

The film had a skirmish to Firefighters from Havana pulling guard barracks pump, reel and carriage for help, two staircases and fire rising up to the...

People walking around the campus. The view shows an immense arch in the background through which are seen coming groups of students, some walking, oth...

The Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that atten...

The Swedish Royal family arrives at the General Art and Industrial Exposition at Djurgården in Stockholm on 15 May 1897.

This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the title suggests).