1896 Movies

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...

A look at a public square in Paris.

Hand-color. Silent. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/301943

"This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the c...

A view of the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva.

People leaving the factory.

Soldiers sit down and they're served food.

A dramatic dance, filmed by Paul Nadar in 1898. Preserved by Langlois' Cinematheque.

The royal family of Italy go for a walk in the park.

Police detachment in Germany.

On a makeshift stage three pairs face-to-face in peasant clothes are dancing Minho's traditional step dance. The clothes are more close to Santarém fo...

A bullfight in Mexico.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

Dragon Parade, then passage of several carriages.

"Shows papa walking the floor with a crying baby in his arms. An exceedingly laughable subject."

The first X-ray cinematograph film ever taken, shown by Dr. MacIntyre at the London Royal Society (1896 and 1909). X-ray pictures of a frog knee joint...